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The Outside Looking In

                       Ian Littlejohn, grade 6

They say that we are dangerous
They say that we are mean
But monsters have a harder life
Than you could ever dream

They say that we are ugly
They say we're one big sin
But all we really are is
On the outside looking in

Being on the outside looking in
Is the hardest thing to do
Never fitting in
And always feeling blue

For all the monsters out there
You have a friend in me
So don't worry, be happy
We'll talk over a cup of tea.

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