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Array ( [sid] => 169712 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => If Someone Had Listened [time] => 2011-12-28 08:41:22 [hometext] => The Effect Of Bullying [bodytext] => The boy tried to get through, each and every day,
Unfortunately the bullies, tried to get in the way.
The girl tried to be there, for her sensitive friend,
But the bullies would always, get to him in the end.

The boy tried to reason with them, once he even told,
But the adults did nothing, he was never again so bold.
The girl tried to stick up for him, but that just made them laugh,
That the boy needed a little girl, to fight on his behalf.

The boy cried himself to sleep, every single night,
He couldn’t face his fears, try as hard as he might.
The girl was very worried, for her deeply depressed pal,
No matter what she did, she could not boost his morale.

Finally the boy could take no more, his life was too much to bear,
He thought the only option open to him, was to end his despair.
The bullies couldn’t believe, what their damage had wrought,
The girl was left without her friend, devastated and distraught.

Everyone asked themselves, what they could have done,
And why the bullies, seemed to think it was so much fun.
They all seemed to think, that there must have been another way,
Well if someone had just listened, the boy might still be here today.
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If Someone Had Listened

Contributed by angelus8663 on Wednesday, 28th December 2011 @ 08:41:22 AM in AEST
Topic: Suicide

The boy tried to get through, each and every day,
Unfortunately the bullies, tried to get in the way.
The girl tried to be there, for her sensitive friend,
But the bullies would always, get to him in the end.

The boy tried to reason with them, once he even told,
But the adults did nothing, he was never again so bold.
The girl tried to stick up for him, but that just made them laugh,
That the boy needed a little girl, to fight on his behalf.

The boy cried himself to sleep, every single night,
He couldn’t face his fears, try as hard as he might.
The girl was very worried, for her deeply depressed pal,
No matter what she did, she could not boost his morale.

Finally the boy could take no more, his life was too much to bear,
He thought the only option open to him, was to end his despair.
The bullies couldn’t believe, what their damage had wrought,
The girl was left without her friend, devastated and distraught.

Everyone asked themselves, what they could have done,
And why the bullies, seemed to think it was so much fun.
They all seemed to think, that there must have been another way,
Well if someone had just listened, the boy might still be here today.

Copyright Â© angelus8663 ... [ 2011-12-28 08:41:22]
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Re: If Someone Had Listened (User Rating: 1 )
by kinseyj on Wednesday, 28th December 2011 @ 10:49:06 AM AEST
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Very moving and touching. Thank you for sharing.

Re: If Someone Had Listened (User Rating: 1 )
by aliopterix on Wednesday, 28th December 2011 @ 11:46:49 AM AEST
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So true of life today. Well highlighted and well written. - - Alistair

Re: If Someone Had Listened (User Rating: 1 )
by ammar on Friday, 30th December 2011 @ 04:15:14 AM AEST
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The poem gives a very important message, made more effective by the clever structure and the effortless rhymes.
Keep writing
Peace
Ammar

Re: If Someone Had Listened (User Rating: 1 )
by CoLDness on Saturday, 11th February 2012 @ 09:37:37 AM AEST
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Very good, very sad. It gave me goosebumps reading it.

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