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Am I my brother's keeper,thought
I was till I looked deeper
Inside myself saw the blind eye
I'd turned to silent cries for
Help,salvation a she'ro
There was this "big boned" girl thought
She was all that but
Others saw that was wrong cuz
All she was
Was fat
They got this ugly cat
A straight nigga-roacha
To approach her like
"Excuse me sweetness can you turn around"
Slowly she did so with a confused frown
Then this mofo went for a body blow
"Damn baby you got a fat ass...."
"STOMACH" that single sentence
Caused her self-esteem to plummet
All I did was laugh
And laugh,and laugh,and laugh
Man my dumb ass shoulda done the math
An instant changed all that and a Gucci bag
To nothin more than a fat hag
I was not my brother's keeper
Can't imagine the guilt I felt
When I found out the wounds delt
Were much,much deeper
She'd elected herself
Grim Reaper
This poem is very powerful. I can really feel the girl's pain and how cruel making fun of people is, and the effect it can have on their self esteem. I've seen bullying like this myself, and laughed along with it, this really puts those kinds of situations in perspective and see how serious the circumstances of how a 'little joke' can have on someone.
Good job, keep it up.
Beautifully constructed.....
You have an eye for life
I can feel your pain seep out like the girl's self esteem dripping into nothingness. It's amazing the things we laugh at when we're young, but as we grow older we can't see the humor when it turns to someone we know, love, and everything like that. No one person can make it stop, but maybe if we all try together we can make it a better place.
Sad but so actual
some people (especially young)don't care
about the feelings of others;
your piece touches that quite well.