They wound without hand
they bite, they disband
from teasing they try
to make us all cry
they hurt until weeping
the anger comes creeping
attack the defenceless
to me they seem senseless
bullies become bosses
not leaders, our losses
speak truth to power
vitriol deflower
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For more information on bullying, please visit my portfolio. The photo is from a skit my gr. 6 class wrote and produced in 2005 in Manordale P.S.
8 comments:
I went the same way with this one...to bullies.
I like what you did with the prompt! It was a tough one. ;)
It was, Angie. I agree. I worked so hard, as a school teacher, to stop teasing and bullying. And I have terrible memories of being teased with nicknames!
Nicknames can be painful. Nice work.
I enjoyed reading this - it was an interesting perspective...
Come meet Ziggy…
nice reminder...i never thought of the nasty nicknames
"bullies become bosses"
A money line if ever I heard one.
Great!
great poem :D
Thank you, all. It is good to play with words.
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