push me down

when i was in elementary school...

push me down again

yea i know i'm fat

i get it

my smile is weird

my hair is too short

okay i'm sorry

that's the second pair of glasses this month

but you're not pretty either

you're mean

here's my lunch

here's my bouncy ball

i'll never sit on your swing again

i didn't want to play here anyways

i'm sorry 

here's my candy

mommy help 

please the teacher doesn't believe me

if i tell again they'll hit me

i just want to play soccer with the other kids, i can't

my legs still have bruises and you didn't kiss them like you said you would

mom they don't even let me play 

why don't you listen to me?

where are you going? 

mom? mom? mom? 

dad come home from work 

mom just packed up her stuff

she's gone 

daddy's sad just like me

i wonder if mommy pushes daddy too

daddy said mommy

isn't coming back

he's screaming again

he's breaking stuff again

 stop dad, here 

i drew you this picture

it's us

i crossed mommy out for you

she can't push us anymore

Author's Note

-point of view from me in the 4th grade

Reviews

[Chris]

Life seems to happen when we least need the extra strain and stress - and we break. We don't mean to, don't want to... try so hard NOT to - but ...we do - break. I understood each line AND all the ones in between. You take care... stop by and say "hi" anytime at all.

Chris

[The Nude Writer]

Wow! This is deep and heartfelt. I'm sad, but I'm glad you found a way to let it out

[suchitra sarmah]

a picture of innocent childhood..i enjoyed reading the poem

[Louise.xx]

Poignant and so well written. This really touched me the poem captures so many feelings xx

[mikayla baldwin]

thank you :)

[Justin]

that was really amazing!!! i have been in your shoes before, i know what it is like to be bullied and all that stuff it sucks but at the end of the day as long as you have goals and work hard you will come out on top :) :)