School is hard enough
Without society dictating us
Without our peers judging us
Without our teachers pushing us
Why do you do what you do
Why do you judge someone for being themselves
Why do you hate on that one person
That one person who hasn't done anything wrong to you
What about that girl you made fun of
What did she do to you?
Our peers control our lives if we let them
They force us to be this 'perfect' person
A skinny body, long hair, make-up, the lot
Just so we have that so called 'perfect' body we are striving for
We are striving for it so we dont get picked on
So we aren't labelled as 'different'
So we can join in with the popular
Why do you do what you do
Why do you strive for others to reach the impossible
Why do you see someone happy and decide to break them
Why do you see someone pretty in their own ways
An make them what you clasiffy
As 'ugly'
Perfect grades are not always needed
Your teachers praise you for them
Your parents do so too
But you don't want to be a 'teachers pet'
You dont want to be that 'smartass' or 'nerd'
Why do you do what you do
Why do you judge someone based on their last name
Why do you hate on that couple that are happy
You hate on them so often one doesn't know if it's worth the pain anymore
Why do you find it fun to put someone in pain
Not physically but mentally
That person you bully acts fine
But that doesn't make it fine
That doesn't make it okay for you to keep doing that crime
The crime of breaking someone
Breaking their emotions an soul
Why do you do what you
Why do you stand by when you see someone in pain
Why do you watch as someone falls
Maybe it's because your scared to help
But that person is scared to live
Live a free life and be themselves
That person you think is fine
Is not fine
They take their life
And that's when you notice them
When its too late
That's when you notice how society affected them
Taking away their freedom day by day
Thats when you realise how unhappy they were
So
Why do you do what you do?
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Author:
SkylarNoakes (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I am being antaginised at school an this is how I feel about it. My relationship was made fun off an I was judged based on what my last name is. I hope this brings strong feelings as it's very personal an I'd like it to make a message to many people
- Category: Sad
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WELCOME SKYLAR ~ Thanks for your first Poem ~ It is very personal and thanks for sharing ~ this is a very empathetic site and you will get support and positive feedback ! However it does strike a chord and you describe how many of us felt as Teens ~ Male as well as Female ! We got bullied and taunted for who we were ~ how we looked (obese Boys get a lot of Stick) and our name and our beliefs etc. With Social Media things are worse now that in the 1990's ! I found when I left School (17) and got a job as a Science Technician (in Industry) and studied at Technical College (FE) I was much happier ~ Independence and no bullying etc. We all have to survive our Teens (and it is just as hard for Boys !) but I can promise life gets better & better each day after you leave School ! Every Blessing ~ Thinking of you ~ Praying for you ~ Yours BRIAN (UK) If you have any Questions about MPS etc ~ Please ask ~ Yours B.
This is beautiful. I can relate to this so much. Thank you.
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