Show a bully
they've hurt you
and you're handing them the keys
to your pysche
Don't give them such power;
don't give them what they're looking for
Settle the score
Be impenetrable,
No matter how thin
you feel is your skin
Deny them access,
and you'll drive them wild
Smile in the face of pain and
you'll beat them at their own game
Dignity is yours to gain
I've learned this at an early age
They've spewed hatred with their words;
treated me like dirt
They've abused me
They've used me
They've denied me love
They've tried to instil in me ignorance,
like hatred
and blind faith
in authority
and some "God" above
They've abandoned me,
degraded me,
hated me
Bathed me
in their self pity;
always ready
to make me feel guilty
They've toyed
with my self identity
caused me
to lose faith
in myself
and all of humanity
They've left me with scars;
which ive collected in jars
Kept them as a reminder
to never be like
those who've hurt me
and never give in
to the chaos;
the anxiety or the pain
that seemed to constantly
drain my body
my brain
and my airways
There were many times
 I'd say,
 "I no longer feel like living today"
But I managed to always
pick myself up
off the floor
and look forward to
opening up that next door
I held on, for dear life,
to my humanity
and, just barely,
my sanity
for I had too much
pride and will to survive
I would not and will not
let them break me
I am not their decision to make
I am not their life to take
I am not their after dinner
piece of cake
I will no longer be subdued
or controlled
or abused
I will not fold
my heart will never
turn cold
You can break my bones
You can break my skin
you can try to rip me apart
from within
But you'll never ******* win
And so i say
*******
**** them
**** me
and most of all,
**** SOCIETY
the biggest bully
of them all!
One day,
it too,
shall fall