It Isn't All That Bad

The tall person said,

Why are you so short?

Go home

and drink some milk

and grow taller.

I wonder if being short is really that bad?

I am sixteen, Asian, born in Fountain Valley.

I am a junior at Oxford Academy and

have been here since the seventh grade.

I am one of, if not, the shortest student in my class.

After the encounter with that tall person,

I sit here and ponder: Is it really that bad to be short?

Well, I can fit in compact spaces,

and I can stretch out my legs on the airplane

both without discomfort. I will never have to

worry about being too long for my bed.

Evidence suggests that shorter people

take longer to be dead.

I can eat the cheap kids meal.

I can shop at the petite as well as the

regular section and score a great deal!

Toppling over is a less likely chance

with no worries about bumping my head.

Also, my ultimate champion dance

will be done after winning limbo.

My fellow short friends

don’t seem to take their

height very well

so I assuringly tell:

It isn’t all that bad.

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