A Poem For Jamey

Another child's life gone,

Just for being gay

I can't help but sit and wonder

How everything got this way?

 

What happened to expression?

And finding yourself in life?

Now that taunting and bullying

Has become life's most biggest strife.

 

Innocence taken by ignorance

It breaks my heart in two.

Wishing that I could have been a friend

One to help you manage through.

 

Your memory will never leave,

Its locked tight within our minds.

Peace for you at last my friend,

On this Earth it was hard to find.

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pb1CaGMdWk

 

http://www.itgetsbetter.org/ --- Supporting LBGT youth.

Author's Note

Jamey Rodeymeyer was 14 yr old kid from Buffalo, NY who was gay. Tragically AGAIN due to bullying another young life is gone for being who he was. I never met the kid, I dont even know his family or friends. But I decided to write something for him anyway.

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

it's beyond tragic~it's inexcusable~ your poem opens the soul of us~ bullying should be considered a criminal act~ and hold not just the bullies but their parents accountable~ violence against others stems from bad or neglectful parenting and anyone who disagrees has never encountered the devastation bullying which is torture leaves behind~ this subject dominates my life~I've been active to push reps. to mandate bullying a s a criminal act~ I was lucky enough to have a strong self asserrtive core instilled in me from birth on~ but I've seen the little hellions enact outragiously emotiona/mental/physical abuse against others who were either not given the skills to counteract or didn't know how to develop it~in school Sister mary always used to tell me I did all the wrong things( beat the f**k out of the victimizers) for the right reasons ( to protect those who couldn't protect themselves~ I instilled the same sense of justice in both my daughters~ the will never be victims and neither will they abide the little sh*t victimizers~ here in Jersey we have in writing the anit bullying act~ unfortunately~ and my 15 year old lets me know in no uncertain terms~ in the school system it's rarely adressed when issues of bullying occur~ so let's make it criminal~ punishable by time in a juvenile detention center and levy a hefty f***ing fine against the obviously oblivious or indifferent parents or care providers~

[Spoken]

very sad... i great tribute to a life taken too soon.

[Muse]

This is a sad. And because he is just a child........makes it much worse! A powerful tribute to remind people what bullying can do to a person. xo

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

So sad........wonderfully written.

[Enigma]

It is tragic and yet, we cannot deny that this is the only incident we have witenessed in our life where the insensitivity of some has led to an end of an innocent life. This also highlights the need of opening up to someone you trust and love. It is so well said and we all hope, that he finally finds peace which the people could not give him down here.
Very well written.

[Chris Taylor]

A tragic end to a young person's life. The poem was great and I felt the emotion that you were trying to convey. A good read.

[Yari Garcia (Older Prof..]

Thanks for bringing awareness to this increasingly upsetting problem. I loved the poem. It's about time we stop turning away from this issue.

[Rene Velez]

All to real in this sometimes cruel world, a sad ending...well written...

[LinBin]

I know this story very well and I applaud your poem and I agree with all you have said. I do not understand peoples ignorance around sexuality, its obscene and tragic that a boy had to die to feel free..thank you for sharing...xxx

[Dayran]

The issue of gender is a situation made complex by the excitation it serves and the critical matter of reproduction. Within its experience is also the search for the true. It is said that, when the student is ready, the master will arrive, that one is never exposed to an event before we are ready. When we hear of someone facing overwhelming odds, we wonder whether he was denying his readiness to deal with it.


A good social hostess, concerned with trends, would wonder about that too. An inquiry into social norms would need to be balanced with individual initiative on the issue. We are co-creators.