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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 [Syllables checked by PS]

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 9/30/2021 11:12:00 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
Date: 9/30/2021 1:30:00 PM

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

Rob Carmack

Date: 9/26/2021 5:37:00 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
Date: 9/26/2021 7:33:00 PM

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

Hilo Poet

Date: 9/21/2021 4:10:00 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
Date: 9/21/2021 6:30:00 PM

Thank you, William. I appreciated your thoughts.

Hilo Poet

Date: 9/21/2021 4:04:00 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
Date: 9/21/2021 6:29:00 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

Date: 8/31/2021 6:33:00 PM

Bullies are usually cowards...

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/31/2021 6:52:00 PM

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

Jan Allison

Date: 8/31/2021 3:21:00 PM

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

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/31/2021 3:49:00 PM

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

Sotto Poet

Date: 8/31/2021 12:16:00 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
Date: 8/31/2021 12:21:00 PM

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

Tom Cunningham

Date: 8/31/2021 12:04:00 PM

As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. I'm a great believer in karma. Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/31/2021 12:22:00 PM

Me too, Tom. I think this is a simple way to say what my poem, which required syllables and specific sounds, was saying.