2009 - Secondary - Second Runner Up - Nathan Lile
Nathan Lile, 9th Grade, Age 14
Lile Academy (Home School) - Waynesville, NC
Title: The Bullied, Poem
Mar 31, 2009
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The Bullied
On the heavy side
Thin people laugh
You cried
Diet
Salad for lunch
It’s not kept quiet
Now it’s worse
Slenderizing isn’t quick
You curse
Many more days
‘till a pound goes
a long phase
Stick with it?
Its hard work
Me - fit?
Too tall
Hunch over
Still not small
"Watch out-
A doorway"
Someone will shout
Frankenstein
Monster, Giant
Insults combine
They stick
They label
Many and thick
A problem you can’t solve
Shrink?
No resolve
Smart but geeky
Small lisp
"that kid’s freaky"
Antique style
Preppy
Gapping smile
Clumsy feet
Never thrown balls
Hockey on the street?
Give up grades?
New clothes,
Flip out some shades?
Will I get some chums?
Finally a friend
But what will I become?
Slow on the draw
Last to laugh
Topic? - Can't recall
Comments miss
The bull’s eye
Shot to high
Try to follow the crowd
Still stick out
Fit in - vowed
A white flower
In a sea of poppies
To change color - no power
Not smart
Idiot
No a part...
Stttuder
Ccccan’t talk
Bbbbluber
Mocked
No one else talks like this
Shocked
Pulled out of class
Speech therapist
Harass
Can’t change
Nothing helps
Strange...
Rolling tears
The brunt of jokes
They grow - the fears
Nerves pinch
Eyes widen
Flinch
Tears grow
Trickle down
Slow
Fists tighten
Arms raises
Frighten
Words pierce
Through the heart
Fierce
Labels sticky
Become them
Adhered
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