THE BULLY
He has a name, lives do he in a neighborhood, maybe yours,
You have met him before, perhaps a lifetime ago in school, he still lives.
He knows of many people and he’ll meet many more, not a friend is he,
I saw him once before, not in a dream but in my childhood reality.
More than one time did I meet him, he thought he was special as
He followed me through my younger days or waited for me to get to school.
He never goes away fore he is the cowardly bully who waits every day,
Always seeking out the weak, scared, and usually the peaceful one.
The bully torments until his weakness and cowardly ways are found out,
Although he will lose his power, again he is born with another face.
I still to this day see the bully and he has many faces of ugliness,
He can no longer touch me, He knows I’m not afraid.
The bully goes too far and each day he disappears.
Keith Garrett
keithgarrettpoetry 
Knew a lot of those people growing up, and even now.
I see them too but no more crap.
Knew a few when I was a child. My brothers and my father were men who could become violent when angry. I decided that I wasn’t going to be like them and I felt the fists of others and the shame when I simply walked away from fights all the while knowing that I could easily beat my enemies but I wanted to be different.
I remember bully’s who would follow you, never again.
On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 7:55 PM keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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as a former target of bullying, i know and understand all too well just how true these words are… awesome job articulating the journey in this way!
Thank you for your thoughts, I remember a name, as I grew he went away.
Its so sad that not only did we have them during out childhood but they still exist in adults. Eager to tear down and spread hate. 1st john 5:19.
My daughter is hateful toward me, we don’t speak. not the same as a bully but hateful.
On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 5:46 AM keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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Ah. Im sorry hear this. That can be even more hurtful when its our loved ones. 😦
Nasty as can be.
On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 11:23 AM keithgarrettpoetry wrote:
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Great writing about the bully. Keep on keeping on. For me, I believe that some of the best ways of conquering the horrible grip of bullies is to go into fields where self-expression is more than acceptable, like fields of journalism, publication, news, reporting, television, movies, writing, and all sorts of art. Once the bully realizes his or her secret is no longer, the bully will run into the shadows and never be seen. Bullies don’t like it when the survivors speak out, write out, art out, or express themselves in any way. Peace. artfromperry
Thanks for your thoughts, and for reading.
Awesome post! And I can so relate. I was horribly bullied for five years during school and it only stopped when I finally transferred schools during my senior year in high school. During those difficult years, writing about it in a journal every day was the only outlet I had and what fulfills me today is that I’ve blogged, written and published a book about the torment. Another thing I’m passionate about is reaching out to kids who are bullied today.
Many of my old bullies who found out about the book sent me nasty messages and threats through social media until I blocked them. It’s been thirty years and must of them are the same pathetic people they were back in the day. Regardless of what they may tell you, bullies are not happy people. Why else would they go out of their way to hurt others?
I’m so fortunate to have survived and regained my confidence and happiness. But too many aren’t as lucky as I was. Thank you so much for writing about it and letting others know that they aren’t alone. Keep up the great work! Wishing you many blessings!
Cherie
Thanks for your thoughts and Merry Christmas! Some bullies don’t survive.