Excerpt From Worthy of Love by Andre Fenton
I was a tad confused, not really sure why everyone in this room needed to know how much I weighed. It was the beginning of the school year, and we were in Gym class.
Andre Fenton is an award winning spoken word artist & filmmaker who has represented Halifax at 7 national poetry slams across Canada. He is the author of three books, Ode to Teen Angst, Worthy of Love and Annaka. He is based in the Halifax area.
I was a tad confused, not really sure why everyone in this room needed to know how much I weighed. It was the beginning of the school year, and we were in Gym class.