Duck Hunting Day; poem
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Poem by: Mike Stevens
Oh, no, say it isn’t so, bro!
Over the intercom comes this demon-voice
Saying, “All students report to the gymnasium for
An assembly.” Assembly, my ass, it was Sophomore
Initiation Day; where juniors and seniors got to abuse
Us lowly sophomores. Already uncomfortable, and wishing
I was invisible, the last thing I wanted was any attention
Whatsoever being heaped on me. We filed into the gym,
And had to sit on the floor, while seniors sat on one
Side of the bleachers, and the juniors on the other,
And it was a madhouse. Almost immediately, the air
Was filled with flying stuff, as the juniors and seniors
Took out their lowly opinion of us sophomores, by hurling
Coins, other assorted aerodynamic items,
And eggs, lots of eggs. It was a school-sanctioned
Launching pad, and we sophomores were set up
As perfect targets. I just kept my head down as gravity
Brought embarrassment and projectiles reining from the skies
If I’d had a circular saw and a shovel, I’d have cut and
Dug my way right out of there, but it seems
I’d left those particular items in my locker; so the best
I could hope for was a quick ending to Sophomore Duck
Hunting Day. I’d almost survived, when something
Smacked me in the jaw; it was an egg; it stung, let me tell
You, but I wasn’t about to show it; looking back on it,
I was lucky it didn’t hit me in the eye. Anyway,
I managed to survive, somehow, with nothing else nailing me,
And we filed out of the gym; later, I found out that
My older friends knew who through the flying jelly-filled orb
That hit me in the face, but no one would tell me,
Which was lucky for me, because I would have been
Forced to never say anything to the thrower
Anyway, high school was off to a flying start, literally!
© Copyright 2017 Mike Stevens. All rights reserved.
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I have to say I am shocked that such abuse was allowed to happen. It must have be pretty traumatic. I would hope that schools are much more aware now of not only the physical but mental injury such and event can have.
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I think it caught the teachers by surprise, too; by the time my brother went to school there, he didn't see any of that!
You have had a hard life. It explains a lot.
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Oh, while it's true my school years weren't that great, it's gotten better since then; other than having my head bashed in!
I commented on this before, but realize that my comment must be lost in space. Anyhow, it's shocking that any school would condone this. It's a terrible thing when schools allow bullying, but to actually encourage it? Shame on them!
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I don't think they actually encouraged it, but it was that they didn't know how to stop it; that turning a blind eye was just me seeing it through a 15 year old's eyes. Sorry if I gave the impression that the school encouraged it; that wasn't fair!
Mike, thanks for clearing that up. I am glad to hear that the school didn't encourage it, but I do hope they tried to prevent it from happening again. Kids can be cruel :(
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I'm pretty sure they fixed that little problem; I just wish it was after me!
What an introduction! What a school! And no wonder you wanted that saw and shovel. Yep, it is made out to be a modern thing but bullying has been around in schools for years. And don't I know it. Nice one, Mike!
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Thanks, Hully, and absolutely true, unfortunately for me!
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