Darkness

Darkness

Life is short and full of pain,
I’m outside crying in the rain.
A silent tear, a broken heart,
I feel I’m being torn apart.

They do not think my pain is real,
‘though these wounds inside will never heal.
Angry white marks left on my skin,
The only sign of the pain within.

To them this is all just a game,
But to me, life will never be the same.
Name-calling, hitting, to them it’s fun,
But to me it’s like bullets from a gun.

A night in the dark, alone, I cry,
And sit and think, and wonder why?
Why is it me? What do they hate?
I used to think that life was great

I try so hard, to make new friends.
But along THEY come, and that soon ends.
I don’t know why, what did I do?
What makes me different from them and you?

A young life ruined, or so I thought,
But then I changed and back I fought.
No more hiding when they came,
No more letting them play their game.

I want my life; it belongs to me!
And once more I want to feel free.
You are no better than I should feel,
And fighting back, now that’s for real.

So take your taunts, and your stupid game,
Because no, I’ll never be the same.
I will be stronger, and in my mind,
I’ll know I put it all behind.

So once again, I feel free,
And now at last I reveal, me.
A person who was so shy and scared,
And with whom only pain was shared.

But who now is strong, and proud at heart.
Who pulled the bullied me apart.
My true friends have helped set me free,
Made me as happy as can be.