The Little Girl in the Yard

The loss of innocence and those who forget it's value.

One day a little girl skipped happily to school. 

She stood outside looking in, 

not knowing what to make of this new environment.  

All the children inside the school looked out, 

not understanding why this little girl was standing outside.

At recess all the children came out  and danced around the little girl. 

The little girl, smiled and danced an Irish jig. 

The other children laughed at this strange new dance. 

The little girl laughed too, but she did not know why. 

At lunch the children came out again.

 "Lets play some foot hockey", they said to the little girl.

 Not knowing the game, she did not play well. 

All the children laughed at her. 

She laughed too, but did not know why.

At second recess, all the kids came out and poked the little girl with sticks. 

The little girl cried. 

The children laughed, but they did not know why.



Individualism is rather like innocence; there must be something unconscious about it. 
Louis Kronenberger 

Reviews

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

children and adults can be so cruel. Usually people are cruel about things they don't understand. I definitely understand what it feels like to be treated cruelly because I have always been different. I would say that one gets use to it, but you never really do, at 45 I still find myself asking why.......wonderful write.

[SkinlessFrank]

cruelty is the air and the children absorb it osmotically without ever knowing how or why

[Mike Winegar]

It is a terrible commentary about the shortcomings of non-acceptance. This is a good, thought -provoking write about the rejection and pain suffered by a child who only wanted to be accepted.