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Bully

By dipcah | Posted: 22 July 2011

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If you kick, punch, slap or hit

Pull hair, bite and shout bad names,

Or tease, make fun, ignore-even a bit,

Or don't let others join in games

If you laugh at the colour of skin

Or giggle at those less able,

If you are nasty, horrible and mean

You should wear a label

 

That says you are a BULLY!!!!!

 

At home, at play by day and night

In letters all can see

The label should be pinned on tight 

How brave you'd need to be!

People would laugh to see the tag

Poke fun and not come near

Behind your back they'd make a gag

...It's you who'd start to fear

But why are you a bully? Tell,

Do you enjoy being ugly and bad?

And making others hate you as well?

Well, if you do, then that is sad

If you were nice...imagine now...

If smiles and kindness shone

A happy face...do you know how?

If you did, the label would be gone

Instead of calling out bad names

You could say 'Hello'

Soon others would gladly do the same

To you, you know

And snarly, growly, ugly pouts

Could become a happy grin

Soon you'd hear the friendly shouts

Of 'Hiya, come and join in'

No matter if you're big or small

Red-skinned, black or white

Life can really be a ball

When you live it right

Get up tomorrow and start anew

Be nice and be polite

Others will treat you that way too

It's better than starting a fight

Be helpful if and when you can

Not laugh at those less able

Treat every child and woman and man

With respect - take off that label

And soon the world will start to seem

A much, much better place

One where you have joined the team

That is the Human Race

 

But if you're happy being bad

And don't wish to amend

Then I am really, REALLY glad

That you are not MY friend!

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Comments 
clifton
22 July 2011

Isn't a shame bullies don't listen to words like these...

navlohoe
24 July 2011

So true, so alive with feeling, great penning and content.

Eddie Larkin
01 August 2011

A very moving poem about a very stressful subject.

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