SILENT CRIES

Posted: 8/14/2012

I stay quiet to be left alone, 
I hide so I can't be seen.
I run so I don't get caught, 
But they still treat me mean. 
Everyday I dread school, 
Every night I dread the next day.
School is supposed to be safe, 
Instead it's hell I have to pay.
I want them to like me, 
I want to make a friend.
But these bullies want to fight me, 
And I want it all to end.
At night I cry alone, 
Wishing I were dead.
I turn on my television,
And find out another kid is dead. 
He was bullied just as I, 
Wanted to be dead just like me.
The difference is I'm here, 
I can change what I see.
I need to stand up for those afraid,
I need to speak for those that are silenced.
I need to make these people listen, 
I need to stand against the violence. 
They do not see our signs for help,
They do not hear our silent cries.
It's time for change to begin, 
Justice for those who lost their lives.

By: Taina C