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Underestimated
February 8, 2013
While you picked apart my outfit
Because i wasn't one of you
Before you saw me cry
I pushed everything down inside And your laughter faded by
As you disappeared down the hall
Then i let a burning tear slip
I hid inside a room
The very next day
Prepared
And ready
When you walked in
I felt unnoticed
I slashed and winced
And did it again
Until you heard me cry
I revealed myself
While i created pain
To mask the actual
I stared into your deviled eyes
As if i would last any longer
The guilt took over and you dialed 911
© Cerys W., Marblehead, MA
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Helena_Noel BRONZE said...
on Mar. 29 2013 at 10:26 pm
I'd be honored! One I would really like to hear people's thoughts on is Imperial Dust... mind checking it out?
alex2512 said...
on Mar. 29 2013 at 12:14 pm
Wow, that;s emotional. It's really impressive that you could write a poem so deep when it isn;t even about you. This is clearly something you feel strongly about and it comes through in the poem. :)
Helena_Noel BRONZE said...
on Mar. 29 2013 at 12:06 pm
This is a very deep and heartfelt poem. You did a wonderful job, especially at the beginning. The end was a little heart pounding, the words were just vauge enough, myserious enough to really get to a person, really make them fearful for the poem's speaker. Great work! I may noy be a bully, but sometimes we are ALL a bit of jerks. Sometimes I wonder how far I would have to go to really get to someone, have I ever gone to far without realizing it? Poems like this always get to people like me. I have friends who used to be jerks to me, an di know now that their teasing or sarcasim is just their humor and they know how far their humor can go. But still, the fact they couldnt tell at first always scares me.
CowboysAndAngels BRONZE said...
on Feb. 12 2013 at 4:36 pm
Wow. It's good to know that someone out there cares about what bullying can do. Good job. Keep caring
I WROTE IT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO FEEL ITS NICE TO BULLIE AND THEN SEE THE END RESULT
OR THE END RESULT FOR SOMEONE WHO IS BULLIED