The boy who sits there alone

He sits there with his long black hair

Sheltering his face from their stares

An outsider to a world uninvited

He struggles to deal day after day

hoping he could just fade away

They notice him, two boys with a motive

In plain sight they're normal adolescents 

but they have far sinister plans 

Creating a pseudo image of acceptance

they talk to him on a social platform 

Surprised and excited he accepts her request

She's from a different school but with him she's impressed

They talk everyday for hours at end

Sharing conversations about issues, love and having no friends

Slowly eating out the palm of her hand he becomes her man

Talking all day, you can see the change in his eyes

His lips look different, never knew he had a smile

the boys now know how he's caught in their web

the entire mission is to put him to shame

they go even lower by continuing this devious game

she asks him for a nude picture of his body

the boys send him one of her from the Google search lobby 

he's so infatuated by this new intimate friendship 

that he slowly gives in to all her requests

takes a picture of his body, hits send and hopes for the best

Goes to school next day and he notices the stares 

But they are followed with laughter and judgmental glares

phones keep beeping and the laughter grows louder

He wonders what the commotion is all about 

You're sick and disgusting, a girl shows him the picture

His throat chokes up and eyes fill with tears

Why would she do that, he texts her with fear

There's no reply, her profile is closed

All of his love and emotions openly exposed

He's sinking even deeper into the abyss

Forever will he be the boy who sits alone

Turns the volume up in his room, it's his favorite song

His sister demands that he turn the volume down

There's no reply, she wonders whats wrong

Runs up and opens his room door as she falls crying to the floor

Hanging from the ceiling fan is the brother she never knew

She runs underneath him and lifts him on her shoulders

Her weak arms shaking as she screams in shock

finally being able to bring him down

she holds him in her arms as his heart beats no more

© 2013 Keegan D'souza

Author's Note

Originally posted on © 2013 Keegan D'souza

Please say NO to bullying.