Bullied

Hiding who she is because she doesn't know how people would react.

All the murmuring in the hallways

it's the same as the murmuring in my head.

Words spoken way too soft

for me to hear what you had said.

If I let you gossip

the way that you do,

then what kind of rumors would you believe to be true?

I stuck around,

only for a moment.

Then I walked away

before you heard what I said.

You said that if I died

that nobody would cry.

In responce I said

"you are not my God don't decide my life." 

Who gave you permission

to preach me better as dead?

You can't cut me with your words

for I refuse the path you long for me to tred.

But that of which you see

I had chose to show.

So what about me do you actually know?

If only you saw 

the person who hides within me...

Would you choose to keep me close or pack up and leave?

I shadow my heart in color 

you can't see through.

Just to hide the fact that I have more scars there than you.

I can't help but wonder

what exactly you'd think.

If I chose to be the girl I hide underneath.

Author's Note

Your thoughts?

Reviews

[hcarson]

Wow...my thoughts are tnat this is amazing! So very true but iam glad you chose to put strength through as it wohld have been all too easy to go the other way. I can really relate to this poem, having been bullied at school. Love it well done 😁

[Christina Samorano]

Thank you hcarson. I'm new to this site so I'm happy to have written something someone could relate to even though this poem has a sour subject to it.