They All Think It’s You Everybody’s crazy now Everything is crazy too I hear all the words they say There’s no way they’re all true This world makes you believe a lie And fight against the truth Everybody’s crazy now And they all think it’s you. I’ve been watching it all fall apart Since I…
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Turn to the Son
Photo by Anastasia Saldatava on Unsplash A Song of Confrontation Well, here you are standing on the edge and looking down No doubt you’re remembering what you traded and what you’ve found And everything you used to love and think that mattered You see left on the ground, thrown, broken and shattered Did you get…
The Words You Said
I will be forever changed. I want to tell you where you messed up, so maybe you have a chance to get it right next time, with somebody else. Maybe what you did to me didn’t seem like such a big deal to you. You’re probably young enough that you can say you have your…
As Long As Birds Still Sing
We Still Have Hope When the guineas came through my yard, they sounded like they were laughing or holding some kind of conversation I wasn’t invited to be a part of. It’s fine. None of my business what they were going on about. Sky might’ve been falling or something. Who cares? It’s fallen before. At…
Who Are the People in Your Bullyhood?
They’re the People That You Meet Each Day The thing about having once been the victim of bullying is that you don’t forget. I don’t care the level of bullishness you experienced, whether it be mild or severe, it’s something that sticks with you for life. So, when it rolls around again, you don’t fail…
The Solitary Person
I’m Okay, I Promise Some of us exist inside ourselves, and although we love those we love fiercely and without the reserve we save for the rest of the universe, we don’t always reach out to them in normal lines of communication because we are complete within ourselves. It’s not that we don’t need anyone…
Bullies and Trolls
It’s No Wonder Our World Is In Trouble Once upon a time, people went out of their way to be considerate to others. No? Well, that’s the way I remember it. Long before social media, if you had a conversation, it was either on the phone or face to face, and you couldn’t really say…
Dumbing Myself Down
My Response to Being Slightly Bullied I don’t remember a time after 8th grade until recently when I showed my true self to the world, and that was decades ago. Eighth grade is when it all got too big for me, and I needed to make a move or crumble beneath the weight of negative…
Pink Hair and Pajama Bottoms 