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Tuesday, 7 April 2009

NaPoWriMo #7 - nicknames

Nicknames...

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.

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8 comments:

  1. angie7 April 2009 at 12:15

    I went the same way with this one...to bullies.

    I like what you did with the prompt! It was a tough one. ;)

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  2. Jenn Jilks7 April 2009 at 15:57

    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!

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  3. Gavin7 April 2009 at 16:52

    Nicknames can be painful. Nice work.

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  4. Rob Kistner7 April 2009 at 17:11

    I enjoyed reading this - it was an interesting perspective...
    Come meet Ziggy…

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  5. Wayne Pitchko7 April 2009 at 17:24

    nice reminder...i never thought of the nasty nicknames

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  6. Danielle Mari7 April 2009 at 17:32

    "bullies become bosses"
    A money line if ever I heard one.
    Great!

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  7. Little Miss Scatterbrain8 April 2009 at 01:05

    great poem :D

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  8. Jenn Jilks8 April 2009 at 07:05

    Thank you, all. It is good to play with words.

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