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School Torture-- Adult Image

Bookworm, loser, geek and nerd
Words that I have always heard
Young years turning into old
Hurtfulness that leaves me cold
Getting picked on-- always beaten
My happiness was lost and fleeting
Kicked and laughed at
Pushed and shoved
No one cared or showed me love
Never being picked on teams
Crushing all my precious dreams
I heard daily teachers pet
Never letting me forget
I was an outcast from day one
Since my school days have begun
Harassed in every single way
Tears of pain fell every day
Nobody would let me be
They thought this kind of cruelty
Wasn't rude or ignorant
But it was significant
Making me believe this image
Was something that I had to live with
Years have gone and now I'm grown
And I see adults have shown
Traits I thought I would not see
By people who should never be
Just as cruel and mean to me
All because I do not think
Doing drugs and having drinks
Is a way of having fun
So again I'm being shunned
Hoping I could look and find
Someone with morals like me
Who knows what I'm going through
Cause they were living that life too

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Chris Boskovski

Date: 10/5/2013 12:49:00 PM

What a powerful and painful poem to read! The powers of the cowards called bullies has destroied so many lives and self-esteems, that I cannot even think of them to be human! A very sad poem, and I can feel your heart and pain in this poem! Very emotional and moving! Great write my Dear Robin! :) xoxo hugs and kisses all around!

Kelly Deschler

Date: 10/4/2013 6:13:00 PM

I can relate to this completely. I experienced bullying in school, and I think we all did in some way. Unfortunately, those harmful words are sometimes carried with us throughout the rest of our adult lives. This was a tough subject to write about, Robin, well done!...You might like my poem titled, "Trapped", it is about my own experiences with bullying.

Duke Beaufort

Date: 10/4/2013 8:26:00 AM

Robin, I enjoyed reading this very much. I hope you find that there are some adults who can give you the respect your deserve. However, I do think that our culture is deeply embedded with poor behavior and incentives for quick solutions to serious problems. I was bullied as a child, and I think it colors my whole view of life. Sometimes, it still makes me very angry. I am flattered you liked my poem.