Al Johnson Poet Free verse

Hateful Words

HATEFUL WORDS

Do you have any idea how much hateful words hurt those you’re spewing them out to?

If you are a bully who uses them, you need to know they hurt deeply and could scar a kid for life.  Is that what you really want to do?

It may seem like innocent fun when you’re bullying other kids.  It’s not!  If you keep doing it, your life’s going to be nothing but a gigantic flop.

If you are a bully, because of the negative impact you can have on another kid, you must immediately stop!

I once thought bullying was cool, too, so I would say hateful words to other kids just to see how they would react.

I would say hateful words to their face.  I would say them behind their back.

Then, out of nowhere, I heard the same kind of hateful words, meant for me.

I didn’t like it a bit; in fact I was hurt and angry as can be.

So, I immediately stopped using hateful words.  I’m so glad I did.

No one deserves to hear hateful words, especially coming from another kid.

	   Al Johnson

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Poet Destroyer A May 13, 2014 at 9:34 PM Hi Al, ... Nice seeing your poem featured on the poetry soups home page. Always & Forever ~LINDA~

Jake Ponce May 13, 2014 at 7:42 PM But everybody surely deserves this eye-opening write! Congratulations on getting featured and being able to write this gutsy piece, Al.

Dr.Ram Mehta May 13, 2014 at 5:35 AM Congratulations on your poem being featured this week, Al

Andrea Dietrich April 24, 2012 at 7:59 PM I am SO glad you changed yourself from a bully. I just saw the documentary Bully, it 's awesome! Like your words here.

Diana Mohammed April 24, 2012 at 6:09 PM This is so serious and real Al... The terrible part is that it continues even when grown, if it doesn't stop. A great message, and well written .. I hope this poem finds vast circulation and can change lives... Love Diana