Wondersmith West Discussion Forum Hosted by Alice C. Bateman: Bullied

Bullied

A child's psyche is fragile
It changes on a whim
Every time you tease her
When you poke fun at him

All they want is to be friends
An elementary request
Why then are they treated
As if they are but a pest?

Picked on for their differences,
Imperfections, and defects
What cost to their self-esteem
When it's their looks their peers reject?

For something out of their control
Through no fault of their own
They're catalogued and branded
And so the seeds are sown

The consequences can be dire
If this goes on for years
Creating damaged self-images
As the world ignores their tears

The saying goes that words don't hurt
But that is NOT correct
The wound is to the spirit's core
Almost impossible to detect

But outwardly the signs ARE there
One only has to care
In silence and in solitude
They hide behind vacant stares

The impact is disastrous
How can they stop the pain?
Should they lash out in rage
Or turn it inward once again?

Facing toughts of suicide
Needing suffering to depart
Some contemplate a massacre
Revenge for wounds to the heart

Whose responsibility
For dealing with their plight?
Why does no one lend a hand?
I know it can't be right

That parents, teachers, and the school
Ignore what's going on
With no accountability
For cruel deeds that are done

I wish that for one moment
The ones who taunt and jeer
Were transformed into their prey
Hearing what their victims hear

To view first-hand the evidence
Of the misery they've induced
Would it possibly change their conduct
If a new perception was produced?

I know this might sound harsh
As for satisfaction we scream
To put them on the receiving end
That is every victim's dream

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