*This poem is for all people who are/have been victims of bullying.*

I am the lonely little kid in the corner who gets picked on every day.
I wonder: What have I done to deserve this pain?
I hear their laughter, their calls of 'fag' and 'retard';
I see them giggling, whispering, flashing their cruel smiles.
I want a friend who will truly love and understand me.
I am the lonely little kid in the corner who gets picked on every day.

I pretend their attacks are meaningless, but in truth they hurt like poisonous stings.
I feel their words scalding my heart like snake venom.
I touch packs of ice to the livid bruises left by their fists.
I worry that their cruelty will grow still worse.
I cry for all the friendless, bullied children in the world...
I am the lonely little kid in the corner who gets picked on every day.

I understand not why they always treat me like this.
I say to them, 'Please stop, ' but they never listen.
I dream every night about them pursuing me like packs of wolves.
I try hard to ignore their endless taunts and jeers.
I hope someday they will all see that I'm not as bad as they think.
I am the lonely little kid in the corner who gets picked on every day.

Kimberly Kastner

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