A message to school bullies.

Here's a little warning
to little folks in school
who may not be that bad
but think that bullying is cool,
I have a few examples
I have listed down below
for small bullies to consider
and learn before they grow.

Everyone made fun of Josh
'cos he was such a tiny lad

his classmates would make fun of him
and make him feel so bad,
How they trembled later on
when Josh was six feet tall
and well known in the boxing ring
where he could beat them all.

Carla and Faye got tormented
for wearing uncool clothes
and never wearing make-up
'cos their income was too low,
How good they felt in years to come
when they could live like snobs
and their mouthy little classmates
all applied to them for jobs.

Abdul came from overseas
and was quite new to the land
and his classmates played cruel jokes on him
that he didn't understand,
But I think he had the last laugh
as he weren't the one to lose
when his classmates switched their TV's on
and he was presenting all the news.

Patricia got teased by everyone
for being overweight
she'd barely any friends
and her life just wasn't great,
Who would have thought years later
that she'd be in a band
and people screaming for her autograph
would follow her around.

You see, life's bigger than the playground
and you won't always be the king
and the others that you bully
will remember everything,
Today you laugh and please yourself
and act like you are cool, well
I guess it would be too ambitious
for you to try to learn from school.

But when you're done with being mean
tomorrows playground beckons...
bullied kids often do quite well,
How will you do? What do you reckon?
Some bullies change and feel ashamed
and don't bully anyone now,
other bullies just get meaner
and they wind up in jail.

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