NEW BOY 


In the lounge of class 
Distinction rank and number 
Neatly sprawled in the luxury of income 
Sat the new boy feeling cold 
Sat there thinking "where's the toilet?" 
Dropped his cigarettes and coughed 
Waiting for a chance to pick them up 
- That's when the lights went off 
Sat there thinking it was funny 
Fears subsiding with the lighting 
"Turned the lights on" 
Someone shouted found himself alone 
And smiling shattered by his own 
Deception he looked round for helpful clues 
Men in suits and glaring glasses calmly watched him 
Look confused carpet silence stifled whispers 
When did something mean so much? 
Just the emptiness of silence just the feelings, 
Not the touch nervous words of introduction 
To the instant silent stares felt as if he wasn't 
Wanted and finally he wasn't there 
Then he wished that he was back to somehow 
Make the silence crack concluded, 
Like we all have done some people 
Make you feel no-one 

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