Wait Stop

Let me repeat

What you already know

Bullying is wrong

It hurts

It rips

It stomps

It shreds. 

 

Let me repeat 

What you probably forgot

It's easy

It's painless

It's what comes to mind first.

 

Let me repeat

What I pretend to not

It's  a reflection

A boomerang that hits you on its way back to me

The echos I hear and see that ricochet with every breath

 

Let me repeat

What more of you need to say to me

Wait

Stop

Don't do it

No

Stop 

It's not right

Please 

Stop

You're better than this

This degrading thing you do.

 

You should repeat

By letting you bully others

We're bullies too

We're hurting them

And you. 

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Comments

Starlet500

This is from the point of view of the bully. I'm not dismissing what they do or the destructive effects of their actions, I'm simply flipping the coin to at least put a thought out there about what's on the other side. 

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