I sit here in the lunchroom,
And chomp my ham and cheese.
I smell the scent of mushroom.
The gang begins to tease.
“Your spring rolls have sprung.
Your bean curd’s a turd.
Your dumplings are dung.
And you’re such a nerd.”
Her name is Ming Ma Wong.
She’s eating egg drop soup.
Her eyes look sadly woe begone.
Her shoulders start to droop.
I catch a [...]
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The Lunchroom
Posted in Coping Mechanisms, Inter-racial bullying, Intervening, Poems, Prejudice on March 11, 2008 | 7 Comments »
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