'A Nightmare as a Kid' poetry by Christy Bozeman

“A nightmare as a kid”
Going to school for me was a nightmare,
I was bullied and picked on for what I had no choice to wear.
I would sit alone on the playground,
Hoping the other kids would not come around.
 
Those same kids had not a clue what I was already going through,
They had parents and everything new!
They didn’t know my home was on four wheels, called a car,
That I was taking a beating for every little scar.
 
Life was hard for me and my brother,
We weren’t wealthy like the others.
Please never bully anyone,
You never know what they are going through, or what has been done!
 
You do not know what they are going through,
You do not know why they don’t act like you?
You do not know why they are wearing that,
Or why they look sad?
 
Do not choose to put down others,
Please lift them up, as if you were there mother.
Be the one who make them smile,
Not the one who makes them fragile?