The Bully

Why are you being so cruel to me?
What did I do or say?
Why do you verbally abuse me
When I try to walk away?
You may not like my style
Or even the clothes I wear,
But you do not have permission
To hurt me without a care.
I shed a lot of tears
As soon as I got home;
Because you wouldn't listen
When I said, "Leave me alone!"
My head is slowly spinning
And my heart is filled with pain:
I hope and pray that I will never
Go through this again.
You've tried to bring me down,
That was your sinister plan;
But God was there to lift me up--
And now, here I stand.
I have family and friends
Who love and care for me;
My message to the bully is:
"I've got the victory!"
You're nothing but a coward,
And you're not very clever:
But karma will catch up with you;
May your actions haunt you forever.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 9/18/2019 5:13:00 PM
Great depiction of the effects of bullying --- including, of course, the resolve to rise above it. Thanks, gw
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Duane Crichlow
Date: 9/18/2019 7:56:00 PM
Thank you so much for your feedback. I really hope that my poem will help people overcome the effects of bullying and/or cyberbullying.
Date: 9/17/2019 10:58:00 PM
Ha! Quite timely. Thanks for this.
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Duane Crichlow
Date: 9/17/2019 11:22:00 PM
No problem. I'm glad you really like this poem. Hopefully it will send a message that bullying is totally unacceptable.
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