A school filled with judgment and hate

The words that state guilt and rumors 

“She said this” 

“He did that”

I hear the negative words about my peers

Words I wish I could un hear 

People around me I wish I could un meet

To think that after 4 years the happiness I have isn't from this school 

Could it have been my fault? Did I sabotage my high school experience?

No, the answer is no I didn't.

Because the more I tried to like this school, and the people that seem like shadows in the halls, the more I felt drawn to the people from another 

somehow after all of the rumors and hate and judgment I hear  

I met people that did not act as if we were still in middle school 

I found  peace somewhere far from this place  

Somewhere not here, with people that dont treat others like a story to retell and twist up

but people that listen to the story and admire it for what it's worth