Everyday It Happens
by Kathleen Kiker
Every time I speak, another person hates me,
Every time they answer, I must forgive again.
Every time I listen, I suppress my angry comments,
Every time I hear them, I brush away the tears.
Everywhere I go, I am a nameless victim,
Everywhere I hide, they find me once again.
Every time they see me, I put a happy face on,
Every time they leave me, the tears roll down my cheeks.
Every night I'm sleeping, I dream of faceless horrors,
Every day I'm living, I wish it were not so.
Selected from the “Writing Circle” website, under poetry on bullying at
http://circle.nypo.org/.
