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The Worst Thing About Bullying MAG
The worst thing about
Bullying
Wasn't the
Wrist-twisting –
It wasn't the midnight marks
Scattered across my arms
Reminding me constantly
Of my toothpick-boned body
Weeping over
Lost self-esteem.
The worst thing about
Bullying
Wasn't the
Bad name listing –
The tiny words that
Worked like piranhas
Swimming through sound waves
Straight into
The worst of my dreams.
No,
The worst thing about
Bullying
All occurred in this one scene –
Looking in the mirror, seeing
Faded bullies leave their
Names in my skin,
Seeing hollowed-out
Stars
In my eyes that would glisten,
Suddenly,
A toxic epiphany was
In the room with me,
Pinching my eyes and
Pulling at ends.
The worst thing about
Bullying
Is that they
Were
My
“Friends.”
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