Chapter 1
December 25, 2023 at 6:06 AM
A crowd with wolfish grins, so vain,
Mocks a unique fellow, causing much pain.
Their laughter cascades like thunder’s roar,
His heart, their words, they cut, deep to the core.
He’s unlike the rest, not one to conform,
Fashion’s peaks, he doesn’t chase the norm.
In a long cloak, he hides from their disdain,
Preferring the tranquil sounds of nature’s domain.
They tease him for his hunched physique,
No respite from their venomous critique.
They revel in their cruel jests, so vile,
Nowhere to escape their scornful guile.
But after a hard and weary day,
Into his sanctuary, the lad will stray.
Worn and wounded, his secret he guards,
Unveiling his true self, shedding the hunch’s facade.
Gloating, mockery, and bullying, in vain they strive,
Don’t mock the ones who are not like you, in the hive.
In the crowd, many faces you may behold,
And in others' eyes, you too may be that hunched traveler, untold.
