Bully

a poem about the violent effects of bullying

Slammed against

the lockers

again

slapped around

after 

gym

mean spirited

comments

fly

a punch 

thrown here;

a big black

eye

grab the

gun

shoot every

one

take the

knife

take a

life

Author's Note

what do you think?

Reviews

[Haunzwürthe]

Ooooooh, this is in your face. Everything says I shouldn't like it. How can I like something that hits so deep down with a subject that ends so violently? But I do. I feel wrong for liking it. "take a life" Is that referring to the bully or the bullied? In the light of recent suicides linked to bullying, "take my life" adds a different dimension. All the words fit perfectly though, like they were meant to be placed where they are. These short poems of yours are extraordinary...