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Redstart
Senior Member

since 2014-05-16

Posts 535

0 posted 2015-01-24 01:08 PM

Few had time for Andrew Moss
He was no star of the gym
A boy once broke his nose and jaw
Because he smiled at him

He had no friends to lend a hand
No schoolboy hero he
Just a gait that said, 'I'm lonely',
And a face that said, 'why me?'

His mother bled her heart for him,
And he just let her die.
For Andy never really knew
The simple reason why.

I liked Andrew Moss,
he was a gentle soul.

Most admired big Scott Talbot
Muscled star of the gym
Once broke a small boy's nose and jaw
Because he smiled at him

Plenty friends our Scotty had
I'm sure you'll catch just why
Strutting Scott, was up for it
Apple of his father's eye

I had no time for Scott Talbot
He was an arrogant bully

I met Scott Talbot yesterday
And this is what he said
'Do you remember that loser, Andrew Moss?
The little poofter's dead.

Hanged himself, last Sunday.'

[This message has been edited by Redstart (01-24-2015 08:10 PM).]

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2015-01-24 02:44 PM

Ahhh . . . Scott, a bully to the very last.

~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~

Redstart
Senior Member

since 2014-05-16

Posts 535

2 posted 2015-01-24 03:14 PM

[This message has been edited by Redstart (01-25-2015 03:48 AM).]

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

3 posted 2015-01-24 06:09 PM

... that's the 'way of the world' in a nutshell
(certainly an indictment of human nature) ...
Rather 'Darwinian' (survival of the meanest, etc.)

powerfully effective and emotive 'write!'

Redstart
Senior Member

since 2014-05-16

Posts 535

4 posted 2015-01-24 06:10 PM

[This message has been edited by Redstart (01-25-2015 03:48 AM).]

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

5 posted 2015-01-26 10:41 AM

Very sad...as a teacher, I see those who bully and know that they are the one's who are insecure and with bad self concepts. No excuse though for being a bully!

Redstart
Senior Member

since 2014-05-16

Posts 535

6 posted 2015-01-26 11:21 AM

Many thanks for commenting, Jerry, shdp and nt. This was many moons ago. Bullying has become more psychological in the modern world, but its effect, especially on social network sites, is all too obvious, and sadly can have the same result.

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

7 posted 2015-01-27 04:04 AM

Sad commentary on bullies but oh, so true.
Ida

Pilgrimage
Member Elite

since 2001-12-04

Posts 3945
Texas, USA

8 posted 2015-01-28 06:46 PM

This is very well done, most especially these two lines, "Just a gait that said, 'I'm lonely',
And a face that said, 'why me?'"
I like the way the bully keeps his character all the way through. That makes the whole thing more real.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

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