A Physics Prodigy From Ukraine

An inner circle
I decided,
Is full of enemies.

You are flanked by your friends,
And opposed by you enemies.

Exploitation disguised as love.
Hatred hidden by…
I don’t know.
I wasn’t a natural at psychological study.

Apparently, anyway, I was part of Brendon’s ‘inner-circle’.
Fair enough.
I wasn’t displeased with my position.
Brendon had nice glasses.
I just…
I was a broken link.
I had Brendon on one side.
And no one on the other.

Someone had warned all my teachers.
Of what, I never knew.
But from the way everyone went silent when I was around…
They probably though I was ill.
I wasn’t ill.
Just sad.

I wasn’t seeing Jon as much either.
Not any more.

I had a new psychiatrist.
Dr. Smith.
“Call-me-Spencer.”
Great.