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Just Words

September 29, 2013
By IcingOnTheCupcake BRONZE, Altamont, New York
IcingOnTheCupcake BRONZE, Altamont, New York
2 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!"~ John Lennon


Monday,
they called her
fat, stupid, ugly.
But words are just words,
so they thought.


Looking into a mirror,
she wept.
Fat, stupid, ugly
she thought.
But words are just words,
so they thought.


Tuesday,
they called her
freak, slut, retard.
But words are just words,
so they thought.


Looking into a mirror,
she saw herself.
Fat, stupid, ugly
freak, slut, retard
constantly in her mind.
She cried.
The tears came streaming down.


Wednesday,
they called her
psycho, useless, skank.
But words are just words,
so they thought.


She cried.
Until tears came
no more.


Thursday,
they told her to go die.
But words are just words,
so they thought.


Friday,
they said nothing.
For she wasn't there.
But words are just words,
so they thought.


A picture of her
was shown everywhere.
They soon found out,
they had killed her.
But words are just words,
they questioned.



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on Jun. 8 2014 at 3:56 pm
malloryryan07 BRONZE, Brookwood, Alabama
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This is so amazing! It really captured what being bullied is like.

dmax108 BRONZE said...
on May. 6 2014 at 12:11 pm
dmax108 BRONZE, Burley, Idaho
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Favorite Quote:
love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

i cried that day if u get a chance to read it on my prophile do it ur someone who understands

on Oct. 7 2013 at 8:38 pm
AngelaWithDevilHornsandHalo, Nowhere, New York
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Favorite Quote:
Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now. It's not your neighbor right or left - and it's not God or the devil - it's you.
Edwin Louis Cole

OMG THI I AAMZING IVERS THROUGH OUT MY BODY!!  

on Oct. 7 2013 at 8:35 pm
IcingOnTheCupcake BRONZE, Altamont, New York
2 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!"~ John Lennon

Thank you!

on Oct. 7 2013 at 8:35 pm
IcingOnTheCupcake BRONZE, Altamont, New York
2 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!"~ John Lennon

Sure no problem and thank you so much it means a lot!  

JRaye PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 6 2013 at 8:16 pm
JRaye PLATINUM, Dorr, Michigan
43 articles 10 photos 523 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you."

"Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, 'I just don't care.'?"

This has a real powerful message to it. Amazing job! :)

Tim69 said...
on Oct. 6 2013 at 2:18 pm
Really makes you think...

on Oct. 4 2013 at 8:19 pm
Willow55 SILVER, Hudgins, Virginia
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Youre a great writer! Check out my stuff if you get a chance

on Oct. 2 2013 at 9:50 pm
SunnyDreams BRONZE, Niger Falls, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Can you feel what I have seen, when no one else has lived through what I have?-HalveOfLife

gave me shivers down my spine

Logan said...
on Oct. 2 2013 at 3:29 pm
That was a very intense poem. It made me sad, in a good way though, I really enjoyed it! Good job.

on Oct. 2 2013 at 3:18 pm
IcingOnTheCupcake BRONZE, Altamont, New York
2 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!"~ John Lennon

Thanks Stefanie!  

on Oct. 2 2013 at 3:17 pm
IcingOnTheCupcake BRONZE, Altamont, New York
2 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!"~ John Lennon

Thank you Erin! :)

on Oct. 2 2013 at 11:51 am
StefanieNicole SILVER, Worcester, Vermont
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This was very good!

trul said...
on Oct. 1 2013 at 10:04 pm
Quite thought provoking; makes you really think deeply regarding the power of the words we say and how they really take a toll on people,

on Oct. 1 2013 at 8:53 pm
erin_cymone SILVER, Mccordsville, Indiana
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Favorite Quote:
"don't take my kindness for weakness, or my silence for respect"

great poem