Peter Dome Poet Free verse

Busting My Zip

Getting ready to go to the big school
Was such a worrying thing
I heard grim tales of bullies
The teachers and the cane
And when I saw the savages
Get of the bus and fight
The worry almost drove me insane.

I remember my mother taking me 
for a new school uniform
In the Army and Navy stores
Trying on twenty uniforms
Or more.

My mother chose a blazer
Far too big for me
It looked like a parachute
And so long in went below the knee.
It would have been better a poor lad
Three times as big as me.

She said ''well, you'll grow in to it.''
Thirty years later I'm still waiting.

My trousers were so baggy
A gust of wind and I would almost fly
You could see me fly by.

When I got to school
Out of nearly 2,000 other pupils
I stuck out like a sore thumb
I was so embarrassed
Thanks to mum.


The zippier on my trousers was always bursting
Because I was so fat
I'd go to the matron
Who aid I spoke the Queens English
Give me a safety pin for my zipper
And that was the end of that.

Sometimes  the button would fly off my trousers
Suddenly and my trousers would fall down 
I had to pull them up and hold them in place
With one hand
And hold my blazer
over my crotch
You can imagine the strange looks that Got.

Yes the one who said, ''School days are the happiest days of your life''
Well
They  never went to my school, mine was Hell.








Peter Dome. Copyright.2015. May.

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Funom Makama May 16, 2015 at 12:28 PM incredible piece! Keeping on giving us such lovely lines. #7. Happy weekend Peter Dome May 16, 2015 at 2:12 PM Thank you so much Funom, so nice to gear from you glad you enjoyed it.A have a happy weekend too, take care. best wishes. Pete.

Peter Dome May 14, 2015 at 4:08 PM Wasn't the best in Psychology student in my class, or my carrier for nothing, I'm not bragging just stating a fact. I've helped countless children families and adults who's,live's have been messed up by bullies and abusers. I am proud of this. and would like to thank my bullies, for my successful carrier, bank balance, and success as a well published well loved and world renowned prize winning writer. thank you. couldn't have done it without you ,. and what do my bullies.?,

Asma Memon May 14, 2015 at 3:45 PM It's really a nice piece. Peter Dome May 14, 2015 at 3:49 PM Thank you so much Asma. so good to hear from you. so glad you enjoyed it. take good care, best wishes. Pete.

Peter Dome May 14, 2015 at 3:43 PM Jan you are such a beautiful erson. I'm so sorry of my poem evoked bad memories. as for your friends daughter my heart goes out to her. I have a bully living next door and a bully trying to bully me on another site. I am a Christian, but find it hard to be sometimes. I've had to put many cyber bullies down on my time. I stick up for others. and worked with kids. the bulling I had was at home too growing up and school there was no escape sitll affects me today, but we can't let them win.. thanx.

Jan Allison May 14, 2015 at 2:58 PM I was bullied at school Peter can confirm they are not the best days of your life - love your humourous take but also found it sad as I still see this today at the school i work in:-( Hugs Jan xx Jan Allison May 14, 2015 at 3:22 PM I wish you the best of luck with that Peter - oh yes it still goes on and unfortunately cyber bullying can have terrible consequences. My friends daughter tried to commit suicide after on line bullying so it is never far away from my mind have posted at least 2 poems about bullying since I've been here:-) Hugs Jan x Peter Dome May 14, 2015 at 3:08 PM Thank you Jan., So sorry yo hear you were bullied I was too, I can't believe it still goes on, it can wreck lives. I am just putting a book together or was, for a charity in the UK called kidscape helping kids who are bullied, but me and the publisher have a difference of opinion at the moment. thank you again take good care best wishes. Pete.