A huge stand



A HUGE STAND

I once toned down in the 12th grade
Cause of everything people used to say
I hate words so much
They're just so powerful
Mine when I talk I just say I'm fine
No one really know I'm lying
Sitting in my room crying
Hiding, trying but nothing is exciting
Just wondering how people
Who don't know me hurt me so much
Maybe I'm just sensitive, sensible
Maybe I'm just crazy, they craving

Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring!
So many rings!
Rudely waken by the alarm in the morning
Getting ready for school knowing
I will be called with ugly names
And they think it's just funny games
Image all the hate, I got from classmate
I used to ignore the ring just to be late
No, bullying is so lame
My school day turned to miserable day
Being scared, I had nothing to say
Listen I really fought to be accepted hey
No guarantee of everything being okay
Just one more scar I just had to accept


My tears turned to steam
Never mind if I scream
I'm not living a dream
The feeling is super real
I used to live along with my fears
My esteem destroyed by my peers
I kneeled said to God please
I begged for mercy, seeked for peace
Heavy days Lord I ask for release
I ask bullying to cease
Imagine tonight's headlines
"suicide due to bulling"  no

I know how it feels to lose a fight
But still capital letters NO!
Peers can't be the reason I lose my life
I can't struggle everyday
There's an assurity of being okay
Mind you I knew I had a beautiful name
I knew I only played a sensible game
Cause I'm a person just like you
The only difference is I chose "huge"
I made everyone realize that I have feelings
Immediately when I had a say
I said NO to bullying,
join me take a huge stand
Tell your story, help more than 300 billion
Children bullied worldwide
Help them to ride, help them standing up
We not backing up, giving up
Easing up or even shutting up
We standing up
Take A HUGE STAND against bullying.

About this poem

This poem is about a former high school learner who went through bullying during her matric year and now she wants people to join her in taking a huge stand against bullying.

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Written on May 11, 2023

Submitted by Khanyisa on April 28, 2024

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Scheme A XBCDXEEEDCDE EFEEGGHHIBBBBX JJJXKKXLLLXM XMXBBIIXXFBEAXXNNNNE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,915
Words 399
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 12, 14, 12, 20

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