The bully will forever rule,
forever reign, forever fool
the general population in-
to thinking they're a decent man,
upstanding and a citizen
that everyone must reckon with.
Author notes
Think Bertolt Brecht
A contest entry
- Bully by Annexed Josephine.
500 points, ended August 25, 2008, 18 entries
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Comments
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The title didnt imediatly make sense to me, however I do like this poem, and think you did a good job with it. Best luck in your contests!
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Very nice flow. You expressed your message clearly with great verbiage and a strong message. Short and effective!
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Taut and concise! I like the wordplay in the title too, that's what first caught my eye. What can I say? Too true and exceptionally well told!
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I'm hoping were the last generation with the bully.
he's a jerk. -
bullys have been around forever and I guess they always will. They even have cyber-bullying now which I find really sad.
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but they're only fooling themselves most of the time...an interesting piece, the first two lines work particularly well. Well done.
Rory
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Excellent
Ah, 'tis often true, if one mistakenly judges a person by their apparence only. I liked your imagery. Very well written. -
The sentiment, beautifully expressed here, will remain true, as long as we allow it to. Thank you for sharing.
Slayer -
A Great write here indeed
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LOVE IT
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impacting
nice work here.
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Great Job
Wow, how true...there will always be bullies in all walks of life, as children, teens, adults....the stage just changes, while the scenerio is always the same.Great write...such deep thought.
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Well done. This is a powerfully written poem. I don't like bullies. I never have. Now that I am older, I take delight in ruining their fun.
Great job.
Mike
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I know Brecht could be a bit of a bully, but I think he gets bad press these days. He was after all the most influential ensemble director of the 20th century. And a great poet!
I think this is great, short, succinct & the assonance is superb. I love the first 2 lines particularly.
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I'm talking about how he exposed the bullies with poems like the Solution: http://www.plagiarist.com/poetry/?wid=662
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Hey
Nice poem. Small and sweet. Keeep going -
Very true
history has confirmed this time and time again. Fooling the people is easy particularly in the realms of politics. I don't think it's because people are gulible that they get fooled so easily, it's more because they're indifferent. I don't know who said"for evil to triumph, all it takes is for good men to do nothing" but he's right and so are you. A good and insightful write. -
This is so true, in many circumstances. Too often people think that they have to allow certain behaviors, when in reality it is just a bully doing what a bully does. Nice little piece here.
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Bullies are bad...cliche I know, but!!!!
Nevadapoet -
wow im blown away by this... so much said with so few lines this was a pleassure to read im glad i cam across this, best of luck in the contests, im sure this will take home some gold
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oh, very well done. i love the shortness.. don't know much about Bertolt Brecht, but i enjoyed this anyway. the layout of it is very.. addicting almost. and it's true.. darn bullies.
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You use enjambement like a fool's slap-stick. Pow! It whacks us round the back of the head, makes us sit up and take notice. Short, sharp, and straight to the point! Excellent.
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Thanks for the entry. Bullies are pieces of crap, I don't really know what made them get this idea that they were above rules anyway.
'forever fool'- This is so true, because most teachers can't see an inch in front of them so they can get away with it.
Thanks for the entry & good luck!!
Sorath -
this is actually good! ..if this is your bad poetry your good poetry must be amaaazing.
lol this doesnt deserve to be in the worst poem contest haha
but goodluck!
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Indeed, that's a bully,but your poem isn't bad at all!
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