All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
The Company of Peas MAG
The meal is blessed.
I sit quietly.
They talk.
I listen.
I begin to say something important,
something that
It’s been so cold lately.
I try again a few moments later, and I am lucky to
So how does the food taste?
My voice echoes in the
The neighbor’s dog did the craziest thing today.
I finish none of my sentences and no one notices.
They continue with the meal and partake in lively chatter without me.
I ask that someone please pass the
So guess what else happened?
I reach across the table and grab the peas.
They hurl a sour look at me.
I proceed to focus on my plate.
They are not important anymore.
The only thing that matters is the army of peas
I am creating on my plate.
Their laughter spills across the table and no one understands why mine does not.
They get mad and display the look again.
I focus on my peas.
They are all that matters right
So this guy in class today, he said the nicest thing, and we had such a good conversation.
After a while the table clears and I am left
in silence.
My only company is the army of peas, and
even they will not stay for long.
If those that think they matter do not want to hear, then I may as well tell my peas that
Oh … they have already rolled away.
Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.