Overcoming Bullying

You should know better You should know that bullying hurts It all starts with one word One word that you blurt Weird, Fat, Ugly, Worthless These are words that they hear Did you know That you are their biggest fear? Day by day You torment them It takes so long For their hearts to mend All they’re asking for Is one true friend But you make them Wish their lives came to an end Everyday, they wake with regret All they want to do is forget You see, it’s not just hitting and punching It’s the words that you say They hurt so much They just want to run away This is when enough is enough They’re so sick of playing tough But they can make it through Things will get better, no thanks to you They put on a fake smile and pretend to be okay Now they believe they can make it all the way Of course your words still offend But they’ve been pieced back together by a friend Someone who leaves the crowd And lends them a hand They have gained the strength It’s time to make a stand Their smile is no longer fake Now they have no reason to ache You see, all they needed was a friend Someone to stand by them When the bullying came again Now they are free And your insults barely sting, don’t you see A bully is never wanted Unless they’re wanted to leave The person you bullied Now has no need for long sleeves Your work here is done Not that it should have even started Now there is nothing you can do To make them feel broken hearted Bullying gave you a power that they refused to give You can’t help but wonder “What if?” What if they didn’t get so strong? What if they crumbled all along? What you don’t think about, is what could have been What if they put a razor to their skin? What if you pushed them too far To where they tied a rope around their collar? What if they wrote down all of the secrets they had to spill Right before taking an overdose on the pills? You don’t know what they could have done You were doing it all just for fun You think they are losers But they are stronger than you Have you ever been on the other end Of even half of the shit that you put them through? With your words You gave them a black eye Now it’s healed and they’re leaving you behind So bully, say your good-bye But one more thing before you go Did you enjoy my little show? Remember, words can hurt more than any punch Do you believe me now? Because this was just a hunch