They call me ‘freak’ they call me ‘weird’
For being myself not a clone
They call me hurtful names
They shun me
And mock me
But they forget
I have a nose
Two eyes
One mouth
Two arms
Two legs
But they forget
I feel the just like they do
In the privacy of my room I break down and cry
As their sharp words
Taunt me
I won’t ever let them see the weakness
I will put on my mask
I won’t ever let them see the damage
Each time I put on a new mask
To hide cracks beneath
Each time they taunt and shun me
A little more of me falls to pieces
But they forget
I am human too
They forget
I am human too
I stand at the edge ready to fall
Ready to die
Sometimes I believe them
As I struggle at the centre of their spiteful games
And I forget too
I forget
I am human too
Submitted: January 09, 2011
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Very well done! Being bullied sooo sucks! I used to be bullied when I was younger so I know how much it hurts...but then again, I've also been on the bullying side of it too. I liked it a lot. Keep up the good work and keep me informed on anything new, ne?
Sun, January 9th, 2011 9:22am
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Thank you! Yeh it does I've was bullied for a long time but it's they've stopped now. I will!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 1:25am
Great poem I really enjoied it. I love the meaning and the name. Please keep me posted on anything new of yours. :)
Sun, January 9th, 2011 9:26am
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Thank you! I will!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 1:44am
Wow... I absolutely Loved it... XD
we all have, one time or another, faced the mocking of other people just because we are different.
Really really loved it...
keep it up XD
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 1:43am
Its amazing how I can relate to this. This is absolutely lovely! I loved it. Really,really loved it.
~Sea
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 1:43am
This was really good! I loves it! It's sa tho ;(
Sun, January 9th, 2011 9:56am
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 2:00am
Great job on the poem!!! I love it!!!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 9:57am
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 2:00am
Great work. I feel bad because people can never overcome their fear.
Sun, January 9th, 2011 10:51am
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 3:31am
thats sad! but true for me a few years back before i started to fight back, their scared of me now =D. i hope thats not how you feel because if you do i want to talk to you about it, i don't think any one should feel that way. horrable monsters called cheerleaders, cheer and leaders do not describe them =) hope you feel better!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 11:24am
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I used to feel that way but then I decided I didn't want to feel that way anymore so I fought back and well it's alright now so I don't feel that way anymore!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 3:30am
wow i luv the meaning of it and no 1 should feel like that
Sun, January 9th, 2011 12:16pm
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 4:22am
Wow...that was amazing!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 12:44pm
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 5:06am
They are the freaks, u just stay who u are in the end it is worth the pain =)
Sun, January 9th, 2011 2:09pm
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Yeh it was! Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 7:24am
wow luv it but no 1 should feel like that
Sun, January 9th, 2011 2:09pm
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 7:38am
That was really well written and emotional. I loved the way you repeated the lines to put emphasis on them. It was just a really sad poem. Nice job.
Sun, January 9th, 2011 2:14pm
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 7:22am
Excellent job! This should be posted everywhere! :O)?
Sun, January 9th, 2011 2:23pm
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 7:22am
It's really good
Sun, January 9th, 2011 3:44pm
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 8:09am
amazing!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 4:36pm
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 8:37am
Wow,
you really did an amazing job with writing this, I was just like :o
so shocked,
well done.
~Alana ;x
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Thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 10:01am
Haha wow! i'm sure I'm just gonna get your usual "Thank you!" as it looks like in the upper comment replies so I won't get too detailed ;) This was emotional and it's really true how simpler is always more powerful
Sun, January 9th, 2011 6:36pm
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Thank you 'very much' ... a little bit more than usual :)
Sun, January 9th, 2011 7:15pm
Amazing, powerful, awesome. :) Loved it!
~Lissa
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thank you!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 7:14pmFacebook Comments
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Wow!!! Such a great poem. So emotional!!! Great job!!!
Sun, January 9th, 2011 9:04amVenessa*
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Thank you!
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