123 School Work

sick of it

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  Sick of It
  By Ponyboy after Darry slaped him
  
  
  I'm sick of always caring
  And I'm sick of being there
  I'm sick of being your comfort
  When no one else seems to care
  
  I'm sick of the way you treat me
  And how you hate everyone else
  I'm sick of the way you diss me
  When I turn up at our house
  
  I'm sick of always giving
  And getting nothing in return
  And I'm sick of forgetting
  What I'll probably never learn
  
  I'm sick of you and all of your crap
  I'm sick of you and all your flirting
  I'm sick of all you "tuff guy" friends
  And I'm sick of all the hurting
  
  The main character, Ponyboy he is a greaser, part of the lowest-class kids who wear their hair long and greasy, wear blue jeans and ripped-up T-shirts. There is another group of kids called the "Socs". They were the preppy kids, the rich ones, the goody-two-shoes. The "Greasers" and the "Socs" do not get along and have their daily brawls in the street. The greasers are not looked upon highly among the public but the Socs get could just about get away with murder. Speaking of which one day, as Ponyboy is walking home from a movie, he is jumped and beaten by a gang of Socs. At the last minute, his gang of greasers--including his brothers Darry and Sodapop, who raise and look after Ponyboy come to the rescue. The next night, Ponyboy and Johnny go to a movie with Dally; they sit behind a pair of attractive Soc girls, whom Dally hits on in his rude self. After Johnny tells him to stop, Johnny and Ponyboy sit with the girls, Cherry and Marcia. Ponyboy and Cherry start to talk and realize they aren't that different after all...