I don’t really like school

Not because of the math and learning

But because everyone in there

Makes my stomach start churning

I look around and see all these groups

The sports, nerds, all you can name

You have quiet kids, funny kids

Kids that want all the fame

We’re divided into groups based on what we like

Yet I don’t fit into any one

Not because I’m boring or anything

Just these people ain’t my kind of fun

Everyone believes belonging is a place

Where we go, who we’re with, what we do

But to me it’s something different

Something only comprehended by few

To me belonging isn’t a place, nor is it a person

Because all of that can go away

People can change and places disappear

Things like these don’t always stay

To me belonging is a feeling

A feeling that makes us warm

We say we belong because we feel we belong

It’s to this mindset we conform

We may be a part of a group

Maybe we’re a part of a place

But It’s the feeling of belonging

And it’s this feeling we embrace

So where do I belong?

Where do I feel I should be

What makes me feel so warm inside

The feeling that makes me feel free

There’s only one place I feel belonging to

And it’s not comprehendable to a lot

It’s in the silence with a book

A book that saved me from going rot

This book and silence is where I belong

It’s where I feel warm

It’s where I can go when I’m in trouble

And leave without a storm

This book and silence is my peace

And the author is my favorite

So anytime I get to read it

You better believe I savor it

So when you try to find where you belong

Don’t look for people or a place

But instead go find what brings you peace

What makes you happy and doesn’t make your heart race