I was bullied too!

Yes, I was bullied too.
Some of you may know,
But it seems so common nowadays,
I want to share with you my woe.

To tell you just how I felt,
When taunted while at school,
You forget how to live - laugh,
And you feel such a bloomin' fool.

One girl told all the class,
They had to avoid me - I had fleas,
Of course, this wasn't true at all,
But they brought me to my knees.

I was physically sick everyday,
My health suffered, I wasn't well,
And I put up with it first - alone,
Because I didn't want to tell.

I tried to beg them, please stop,
Feel the pain you're giving me,
But the taunting carried on,
Most just followed her, you see.

I had taunts about my nose,
Taunts about my eye,
And all I wanted was to have friends,
But instead I came home to cry.

At the comprehensive,
They stuck a sticker on my back,
Saying I was an ugly cow,
And everyone laughed at the attack.

I went through it all.- it affects
Your self - confidence, self - worth.
You feel an absolute failure,
Wishing your mum had not given birth

To you when she did,
'cos your life's just sorrow and pain,
But, do please, tell your mum,
She'll help you if you explain.

Mine went to the school,
To meet the teachers and the head.
She told them what was happening,
And they listened to what she said.

Admittedly, it didn't stop
The victimisation completely,
But there's no-one better to tell
Than those who love you - your family.

All my life I've had anxiety,
And lifelong depression,
So, how did I get to be a poet?
Writing things down was my expression

Of how I've seen things,
And my experiences have pushed me
To achieve and express to people
What has happened in life to me.

You don't have to be a poet though,
But it might give your life more clout,
Ugh! - sorry for that awful pun,
But show how YOU, the adult, turns out.

Know this, school isn't easy,
And a lot of the time isn't fair,
But it may push you in the end , like me,
To do things you thought you'd never dare!

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