Waiting on the world to change

all about bullying

A bully used to be the kid who always picked

on the weak ones

He’d get up in our faces, shake his fist and

spoil all of our fun.

He would run after us at recess yelling “I am

going to catch you!”

We’d run terrified and screaming, never quite

knowing what to do.

 

Always lurking around in the shadows,

looking for someone to harm

Pushing us up against our lockers and 

punching us in the arms.

 

No! Don't ever go to the school bathroom;

we'd rather hold it all day

 

If he catches us in there alone, there would be

a huge price to pay.

 

Fast forward to the year 2013 and a bully’s

description quickly changes

Bully’s today show no mercy and quite simply,

act like they are deranged.

Who in their wildest dreams would have

expected this to occur?

Do we allow them to break a young child's

spirit, I say to this, No Sir!

 

This child that they now torture has by no

means had an easy road

He is shy and he is lonely and he's tired of

carrying a big load.

LIFE needs to have all bullies feel the sting of

every punch and ugly word

So that they may realize the agony and

everything that this poor child has heard.

Maybe then they'd see the pain that they

inflicted on an innocent kid

And soon would feel remorse; trying to fix

every bad thing that they did.

 

In today's world a bully uses deadly weapons

instead of words

Even growing bold enough by bringing guns

to school; it’s absurd!

Schools should always be a safe haven where a

child can stay unharmed

But instead the only action taken is that the

bully is only warned.

Cyber Bullying by computer has now grown

into something that is chilling

Name calling has now been upgraded to a

vicious unrelenting killing.

Kids who dare to wear their hair dyed, funky

clothes and Goth-like style

Are the targets of such hatred, and they are

made to feel like life is futile.

A bullied child may feel the only answer is to

make bullies pay for what they've done

So they decide to shoot an entire school up,

this is how a tragedy is begun.

  

Suicides are at an all-time high, kids are

tormented until they are crazy

Humiliated and alienated, too many jumbled

feelings; it all becomes so hazy.

Finding no way out of their nightmare, they

sink into a deeper sadness

Never knowing that help is out there; yes,

there is a way out of this madness!

 

Scream about it, tell your parents, yell it out so

people hear it!

Tell your teacher, tell your counselor, tell your

preacher and Holy Spirit!

Grab a neighbor, a policeman, a social worker

or someone's mother

Make the principal HEAR your words, & gain

the support of others!

 

Go to the biggest guy on campus and tell him

of your plight

Get a transfer to a nicer school, one with 'No

Tolerance' for fights!

Do not stop until someone listens and they

help you win your battle

Because a bully becomes deflated once his

cage is found and rattled!

Author's Note

just need some feedback on how you think I am doing so far....for a rookie.

Reviews

[Molly Anna]

Thank you for your words, this is powerful.

[QuietlyCrash]

This was great! I really enjoyed it and it's insane the way this bullying stuff is getting. I remember for months it seemed that every other week you hear about a new kid committing suicide. There were just so many, and it's sad to think that on top of that, there are stories of bullying gone too far that we don't even hear about. This needs to stop, and I'm glad you wrote this because is exactly what needed to be said.
Best Wishes,
Riley :)

[zainul]

The lines have merged with each other.
Very difficult to read.
Please fix the problem.
I feel it's a nice effort on bullying.

[Charlene S. Bolton]

Thank you. I fixed the problem. Best wishes to you. Charlene

[zainul]

That's very nice of you :)

[zainul]

Could you replace '&' by 'and'
You have too many '&s' which may be annoying

[Charlene S. Bolton]

Done!

[zainul]

Wonderful,lovely poet :)

[Charlene S. Bolton]

:)

[zainul]

:)