Barbed Wired Bully

"Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. Bully victims are 9 times more likely to consider suicide."

Please take your medicine,

       your darkness is devouring my sight

what were you expecting, 

             i tried to break your fall

long silences and outbursts of pure rancid evil

bones splintered to the core

                           of lunatic's withdrawal

loose cannons of barbed wire wrap around my mind

i woke up yesterday with a tombstone in my eyes

             crushed up glass in my coffee instead of creamer

rolled over to pretend I was still asleep in your head

               no time to waste on being devoured on a thread

staring down the barrel of an intentional plinker 

              sleeping with my own Baretta on lock & load

balancing this bird on a razor wire of slick crystal write

             it's slipping away, was a little too late for cake

power of the darkness is terse & tensely overwhelming

               drowning in the murky waters of past wastelands

there are no wildflower posy's left to be sowed

 still holding on to that final letter of reality to conquer insanity

Recent School Bullying and Cyberbullying Statistics Show That:

• 1 out of 4 kids are Bullied.
• 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally, & physically. Cyberbullying statistics are rapidly approaching similar numbers, with 43% experiencing cyberbullying.
• Of the 77% of students that said they had been bullied, 14% of those who were bullied said they experienced severe (bad) reactions to the abuse.
• 1 in 5 students admit to being a bully, or doing some "Bullying."
• Each day 160,000 students miss school for fear of being bullied.
• 43% of kids fear harassment in the bathroom at school.
• 100,000 students carry a gun to school.
• 28% of youths who carry weapons have witnessed violence at home.
• 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.
• More youth violence occurs on school grounds as opposed to on the way to school.
• Playground school bullying statistics - Every 7 minutes a child is bullied. Adult intervention - 4%. Peer intervention - 11%. No intervention - 85%.

http://www.a4kclub.org/get-the-facts/bullying-statistics

Author's Note

Reviews

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

My Oldest child was bullied and I will probably say that I was bullied by her father and that is why she found it acceptable. she, with a much quieter nature than my own quivered in fear each day and took on the twisted mental state of her boyfriend..the bully-er. She thought if she acted out she could get him help but it consumed her and she got so dark in her own depression I thought I might lose her. She stole, lied, became a cutter..ect ect. she is better now, but never fully recovered from those two years. Thank you Freida for posting this! For letting the statistics be heard! It is SO scary! You did an AMAZING job!

[Frieda P]

I hear you, my father was a bully also, he used to push us around and my mother was scared to death of him, but she's still with the b*****d, go figure....thanks for your thoughts here Queenie, glad she made it through that horror....

[Terry L & Linda L Shuff]

When i was in school in the 50's and early 60's bullying was part of life then. Being one of the short and skinny kids,I was a prime target. A few judo lessons stopped the bullies. They remembered being embarrsed
and so did the bully wanabes.

[lee von cleef]

Can you here ? can you see ? Tommy ?

[rhythm&blues]

Amazing, seems to be so prevalent with young kids now. Bullies are the lowest type of individual I can think of, the criminal system is full of them.

[TL Boehm]

crushed up glass in my coffee. Stellar line and cuts to the core. We can say all we want. offer platitudes - but it doesn't dull the ache. Some wounds seem to never heal.

[Frieda P]

Hardly Tam, they fester for the most part, thanks so much.

[eglantine]

omg.... 1:38 into that song you have here, that is how long it took me to figure out where that was coming from... I thought my pandora was broken! lol

Anyways,

"rolled over to pretend I was still asleep in your head" love that line. Very Alice in Wonderland sounding.

[Frieda P]

That was my favorite line too, thanks eglantine....

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Way to tackle such an out of control, current issue. Well done!

[Frieda P]

Thank you poetic heroics, glad you enjoyed this one.

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Don't I usually? lol

[Vikrantsingh]

Wow this is stunning all statistic and information along with poem. I loved it
We all suffer from Bullying. I hate this and sometimes even in India people die. When it crosses its limit :(
I'm really :( and just want this should be removed from civilised humanity and we must not follow this anymore.

Cheers!
Singh :)

[Frieda P]

Grazie mille Singh, always lovely to hear your thoughts on my page. :-)

[Vikrantsingh]

You're Welcome :)

[Astro]

It's all a bit messy by design, but it's reflective nature gives it validity and sows through it's cryptic language harsh imagery and torn emotional fabric. Not for the faint of heart.

[Frieda P]

I very much doubt you fit the 'faint of heart' category, just keep your handy word Beretta on lock and load, you'll be fine, thanks Astro...

[Astro]

I've got a poetic arsenal at the ready baby!

[Frieda P]

I had no doubt, no doubt whatsoever my friend! ;-)

[Astro]

Have you got tickets? ......to the gun show ;{p

[Frieda P]

Ha no, I'd be dangerous with a gun Lol

[Astro]

Modern day Annie Oakley

[Frieda P]

Shot a .357 Magnum at a gun range once, those things are scary powerful....

[Astro]

Ha, I'm gonna refer to you as 'Dirty Frieda' from now on. LOL

[Kristin Lee]

Its such a sad topic. Both my niece and nephew have been affected by bullies. Loved this poem! Laced with such beautiful darkness.

[Frieda P]

Awh that's a shame, thanks for you input here, muchly appreciated Kristin...