Destiny took a turn When i was four Had vision problems Could not see the black board
Forced to wear glasses Bearing very high power In the early seventies Not very sophisticated
Thick and heavy Layered and awkward Wearing one to see One in my bag for emergency
Became a target in school For teachers and students alike A victim to bully No other target was easy
Called names like 4 eyes They would take away my glasses Not return it for houses Almost blinded and struck by fear
The teachers were no less Would catch their eye With my conspicuous frame A lane target my vision to blame
Savage in their treatment Would get hit on my knuckles As a form of punishment Steel scale used as a weapon
Like a disease it spread Neighbourhood was no less Jokes would be made Everyday put to shame
The frames weight Would bring it down Held by my nose bridge I'd push it back to eye level
Did not realise It looked silly and funny Branded as a nut Parents were summoned to school to call me a lunatic
The name stuck Followed me forever Playing Table Tennis my passion One more place to be the victim
Same story different place Match announced but never let me play Held on to my glasses and racquet and made me beg No respite for no fault of mine
Teachers Students Neighbours Principal Vice Principal and others No place to hide Wherever i went always bore the brunt
Confidence took a beating Started compulsive lying Called out on every lie Liar tag attached to the cuckoo already there
Abused made fun of beaten and targeted Weakest link in any chain was guaranteed Became the image that was projected Helpless in solitary i used to cry
Tried to become likeable Instead of being sensible People pleasing would do theΒ Β miracle Wrongly assumed the bigger became the battles
Trampled upon for no reason Father's pet a new reason Life at home was catching up Only place left was filling up
Wanted to study in America Not fit for decided my sister in law She wanted to go before i had no idea My I 20 was sent back saying no such person existed
Life at a dead end Competition with me for no reason Pushed life to the brink Wanted me to fully sink
Father's favourite son Went unpunished for every sin The impression in people's thoughts How wrong they were by far
First time for my father Didn't know how to handle Was as boxed in a corner as i was I was getting the punches he was bleeding in his heart
Bully the word that sums it all Bullied was all my life what i was Me for being myself that is all What was my fault ?
A victim of bullying Shooed away by many human beings All walks of life treated like a worm Finally turned to Bruce Lee the God of Anti Bullying