A Letter To Popular Girls In High School

A letter to Popular Girls in High School

Cora Thornton-Silver  

Dear Popular Girls from High School, 

Thank you for the nicely pretentious smiles and offerings of trident mint chewing gum 

Because they set my insecurities aside completely 

Thank you for standing so closely together in the bathrooms and hallways 

So that I can look independent 

Thank you for the smirks and sneers in the locker room when changing before P.E 

Because this taught me the beauty of self-deprecation 

Thank you for reassuring me that crop tops and bright red hickeys should stay in high school 

Thank you for showing me how you pretend so overtly to be charming 

Because I have yet to learn to recognize genuine authenticity. 

Dear Popular Girls, 

I now understand the facade and the full-body mask 

You all wear to exile eccentricity and protect your precious reputations.

Lots of love,

Cora xo