The Retaliaters
Ξ August 4th, 2008 | → | ∇ Wicked Poetry |
They walk through the hallways hidden.
Eyes down to the ground, hoodie covering their face.
They do all they can to be invisible.
They do all the can to go unnoticed throughout the day,
but the inevitable happens.
The first push and the second shove.
Pushed on the ground, papers scattered.
They are the bullied, the beaten, the broken.
They try to comprehend the why but can’t.
A little too different, a little too odd.
The no name brand clothing and the black attire.
The no care attitude, the no friend’s around.
They are the nameless, the nothings, the victims.
They are the pained, the hurt, the retaliaters.
You lay blame in those bullied, in those beat down.
You place fault in the families when it’s your children.
The popular children who beat down the weak.
The rich kids who break the poor.
Unrelenting in their taunting, unrelenting in the abuse.
You lay blame in the bullied for retaliating.
You wonder why? Why did he shoot up the school?
You wonder why he sought revenge in such a final way.
You seek for answers when they stand before you.
Ask your children why he brought a gun to school.
Ask your children why he only attacked the popular kids
Ask your children why he aimed at teachers,
the ones too busy to notice what was there.
Ask your children as to why? Why did he do this?
Ask your children why he killed them all.
Ask your children why he turned the gun on himself
Do not lay blame solely on him.
Do not place blame just on his actions.
Every action has a consequence.
Every action has a repercussion.
So do not lay the blame just on him.
He is at fault for his actions following,
but before then who knows?
Do you think he would have done such a thing
if he hadn’t of been pushed to the ground?
Do you think he would have pulled the trigger
if he was treated like the others?
Ask yourself these questions when you lie awake at night.
Ask yourself these questions when you think your children aren’t to blame.
They’re all to blame. They’re all at fault. Words do more damage then known.
Do not lay blame solely on the attacker because he was attacked once too.
