Bully

A lot goes unsaid.
Too much goes unseen.
No one can see between the lines.
Kids breaking apart on the inside,
yearning to kill themselves.
They just want the torment to end.
No one sees their moods change.
Presences become distant.
No one understands how things like this happen.
The world needs to know:
I pushed her to the edge,
begged her to jump.
Laughed at her.
Made her believe it was the best way.
Why couldn't the world
see it as a joke?
It was meant to be "funny".
But that girl stepped off the ledge.
The ground cradling
her broken body.
They were just words...
It was just a joke,
but now she's dead.
I am the new bully
and I am the only one to blame.

Author's Note

From the perspective of a bully. Bullying is a serious issue like many other things, but it shouldn't be looked past! Hurtful words can quickly end someone's life...think about what you say before you say it...you never know what anyone is personally going through in their lives & hope I put this in good perspective.

Reviews

[BThomvanWart]

This was incredibly deep and evocative. Your words definitely told the story you wanted to convey and I'm sure captures the sense of regret and ignorance people who bully others experience when those people they bullied end up killing themselves. This is definitely something I'd love to see in some kind of anti-bullying or bully awareness campaign. Not many people understand being bullied and this definitely captures a side not often visited. Thanks for publishing this!

[Jamestown]

Words are weapons and bullying in an epidemic in our society nowadays unfortunately.
Well written and definitely something that needs to be addressed. Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Gee]

Most people only associate bullying with the physical assault where as most I think are mentally , psychologically bullied, which is probably worse as there are no outward signs as proof so it is word against word. Well put across.