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No Bane For Bullies

Wounded hearts no bane for bullies coldly mean,
Neither give they thought to hurt their evil brings
Victims defeated while they in hateful glee,
Soon they suffer, too.   

FIRST PLACE WINNER
Written August 31, 2021
Especially for “Your Best Sapphic Stanza" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by William Kekaula
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Paula Goldsmith

September 30, 2021 at 11:12 AM

Congratulations on your win. A wonderful write. If bullies as children are not stopped, then they turn into bullies as adults. All so very sad. Many get hurt for no reason. Have a blessed day.................

L Milton Hankins

September 30, 2021 at 1:30 PM

So true, Paula. I couldn't have said it better.

Rob Carmack

September 26, 2021 at 5:37 PM

If I may add to the fault spotting reference below; Matthew 7:3 “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” Glad to have read your poem tonight and congrats.

L Milton Hankins

September 26, 2021 at 7:33 PM

Thank you, Rob. Your comments are well-taken.

William Kelii Kekaula

September 21, 2021 at 4:10 PM

Cont. Life is neither just nor fair. Good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people, however, we need to be as just and fair as we can be, to be honest with ourselves as well as with others. Try to correct injustice when we see it, and to do as much right in this unfair world as we can. Comeuppance is in the hands greater than ours. An admirable writ my friend, Aloha!

L Milton Hankins

September 21, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Thank you, William. I appreciated your thoughts.

William Kelii Kekaula

September 21, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Milt, Aristotle said that being just, "... is a mean between committing injustice and suffering it since the one is having more than one's share, while the other is having less." As recklessness and cowardice are opposing vices of courage, arrogance and servility are opposing vices of justice. It is often the case that we are much better at spotting the faults of others than we are at spotting faults in ourselves. Our blind spots are aptly located to keep us from seeing our own weaknesses. Cont.

L Milton Hankins

September 21, 2021 at 6:29 PM

I think I read this somewhere when I was taking a course in ethics in graduate school. It certainly is true that "we are much better at spotting the faults of others than we are at spotting faults in ourselves." Thanks for your thought-provoking comment, William.

Shirley Hawkins

August 31, 2021 at 6:33 PM

Bullies are usually cowards...

L Milton Hankins

August 31, 2021 at 6:52 PM

So, true, Shirley. One good punch and they go crying to mama!

Jan Allison

August 31, 2021 at 3:21 PM

karma will definitely come round and bite them in the bum, well penned Milton:-) hugs Jan xx

L Milton Hankins

August 31, 2021 at 3:49 PM

And none too soon, Jan. I despise even the hints of bullying.

Sotto Poet

August 31, 2021 at 12:16 PM

Even if it was adapted from a wonderful sonnet, this is a poem in and of itself, and, as the saying goes, whatever you put out returns back to you—best wishes for the contest.

L Milton Hankins

August 31, 2021 at 12:21 PM

Thank you, Lasaad, for your encouragement. It is always welcome and appreciated.