The Editor:
I made a poem about bullying. I was bullied for most of my life so bullying is a touchy issue for me as I am sure it is with a lot of people, and it is a worldwide problem that shouldn't be ignored. I hope this can help at least one other person with my words.
Sticks and Stones can break my bones but your words will never hurt me.
Well, yes they do, and let me tell you these hidden tears, you cannot dry them.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words? They hurt my heart.
I am a person and I have feelings, just in case you forgot.
Sticks and stones will break my bones and your cruelty shows no end only when you stand up, and say "NO MORE!" will these scars begin to mend.
Sticks and stones did break my bones.
But thankfully I had friends, to help me stand up and say NO MORE!
My life, you cannot end!
Sticks and stones could break your bones but those words, they don't have to matter choose to stand up and say NO MORE and stop that endless chatter.
Sticks and stones will break your bones but unless you take the pledge,
you're making it okay, they will hurt you and they'll push you off that ledge.
I lived with it for sixteen years, they hurt me everyday.
I tried to ignore it, like mother said, but it didn't go away.
I've seen it happen to many people, lives over in an instant. So before you throw your sticks and rocks, please remember no bystander is innocent.
And for all you bully out there, just know one thing is true:
Out of all the people you bash and hurt, the real loser is you.
Janene Hoffmann
Estevan
