The Sky that Falls by Deniz Besim - HTML preview

The Bully

It was my first year of secondary school,

I was bullied by a boy in my class;

He called me names, treated me like a fool,

He called me a 'wuss,' a 'girl,' a 'dumb-ass.'

I was bullied by a boy in my class,

Everything he said, I tried to ignore,

He called me a 'wuss,' a 'girl,' a 'dumb-ass,'

I tried to shut him out, he wanted more.

Everything he said, I tried to ignore,

Out in the playground, he wanted a fight,

I tried to shut him out, he wanted more,

Punched me when there were no teachers in sight.

Out in the playground, he wanted a fight,

He hurt me, I punched back, then formed a crowd,

Punched me when there were no teachers in sight.

The crowd got bigger, kids were shouting loud.

He hurt me, I punched back, then formed a crowd:

'Beat him!' 'Kick him!' they jeered, they wanted more.

The crowd got bigger, kids were shouting loud;

The teachers saw, pushed their way through the gore.

 'Beat him!' 'Kick him!' they jeered, they wanted more.

We were a bundle, hard to tear apart.

The teachers saw, pushed their way through the gore,

They screamed at us, told us we were not smart.

We were a bundle, hard to tear apart,

My face was bloody, scars on my body,

They screamed at us, told us we were not smart.

I hated the school it was so shoddy.

My face was bloody, scars on my body,

They met my parents, I got expelled;

I hated the school, it was so shoddy,

Since for him, an ambulance was propelled.

They met my parents and I got expelled,

I hurt him critically, I had to go,

Since for him an ambulance was propelled;

Told my parents, I did not start it, though.

I hurt him critically, I had to go;

Started a new school, the bullying ends,

Told my parents I did not start it, though,

Bully-free zone, I have now made new friends.

Started a new school, the bullying ends,

No longer would they treat me like a fool,

Bully-free zone, I have now made new friends,

It was my first year of secondary school.