I’m so upset
I can’t go on
I want to die
They made me cry

They called me names
They pulled my clothes
They sprained my wrist
They broke my nose

They followed me home
They tripped me up
They stole my diary
They ripped it up

They really scared me
They made me bleed
One had a knife
One had speed

I didn’t tell
I kept it quiet
My lip sliced with wire

I’m sorry, Mum
I’m sorry, Dad
Hope you understand
It was really bad

The hurt was too much
As well as the pain
If it didn’t stop
I would have gone insane

I felt trapped
I felt alone
I couldn’t cope
I was on my own

I went to bed
I cried all night
Every night the same
Until I died.

-Heather D

Please do not
Make the little girl across the road cry.
Please do not
Snatch the toy of that little boy.

You are not different from us
You are not better.
Please keep this in mind
It really matters.

Do you want to know
Why children run when you’re near?
Do you wish to be friends
With us, who are so full of fear?

So stop bullying
Stop being a little tyrant.
For nobody likes a bully
Which you’ve always been.

-Char

How Can We Stop Bullying?
1. Don’t be a bully.
2. Tell someone.
3. Be nice to everyone.
Stop and think before you take action.
Have you ever felt hurt by someone’s words or actions?

-Nikki, 4th Grade

They tear you apart,
they get in your head,
they shatter your heart,
they make you feel dead.
They somehow get deep,
way into your mind,
secrets they won’t keep,
and more they will find.
They share them with friends,
so people can hear,
your rumor is out,
and so is your fear.
They ruin it all,
your life they could end,
too strong and too tall,
for you to defend.
They punch and they kick,
their words oh so strong,
they are just so sick,
they are just so wrong.
They do have a lot,
and they are really smart,
But they don’t have one thing,
and that’s a good heart.

-Renee

I walk in and everyone starts to stop and stare,

I start to feel awkward and just run to my chair,

I stay quiet like I’ve done something wrong,

and bury my head cos I’ve got to be strong.

I look up from my work, it’s all started again,
The giggles and whispers, the scratch of a pen,
They’re writing absurd notes, passing them around,
but even right now i am not making a sound,

Break time comes, i just want to run away,
I go into the toilets, i just hope and i pray,
I look into the mirror and look right at my face,
covered in sweat and tears, oh what a disgrace,

What am i doing crying and hiding like this,
I feel like going in the room and giving some fist,
but I’m not that kind of person, I’m just too shy,
I’m a kind person who wouldn’t even hurt a fly,

I need to go home now and get a little rest,
I’ll get prepared for tomorrow and try my best,
not to let any of them bother me in any way,
As tomorrow is the start of another new day,

At home i put on some music and have a cry,
At last i am free and at home, I give a sigh,
Then i jump into bed and i turn off the light,
but i wake up because i get such a fright,

I have had a nightmare, this is all i need now,
I want it all to go away, I ask why and how,
Is this all my fault for being scared and quiet,
Is it my fault that I’m thin and their on a diet,

but i am just me i can’t be nobody else, ever,
cos i don’t want to feel like this, now or never!

-Amanda Linzi