The Bullying Game

In the United States, 105 people die every minute, out of those 105, 32 committed suicide. It starts small the names you call them bitch, slut, hoe.. the words you say cut them like a knife, sneaking past their skin, infiltrating their brains but the hurt is small and not yet strong enough to kill, tears come as they

 

In the United States 105 people die every minute, out of those 105, 32 committed suicide

The names get worse and now you employ your friends and anyone looking for a boost. Nasty looks, pushes, shoves., Fake friends branch off, to join the fun, Making them feel friendless, useless, they feel hurt, they cry but are so numb they

 

In the United States 105 people die every minute, out of those 105, 32 committed suicide

Now you take it online. Messages sent telling them to kill themselves and how ugly they are, apparently they didn't realize they had hippo thighs and a walrus body then pictures and videos so graphic, tears drip down your victims face, darkness fills their heart, consuming them slowly, they begin to give in and now they

 

In the United States 105 people die every minute, out of those 105, 32 committed suicide

Blocked online so now you leave notes threatening harm, pretend you don't see the scars on their arm. You mimic them saying how triggered you are, drawing fake scars, flashing and laughing until they are so close to breaking and when they finally give in, you turn the knife harder and they

 

In the United States 105 people die every minute, out of those 105, 32 committed suicide

They go home, thinking of you, thinking of how much happier they'd be, no one realized, no one knew except for you. They think of you as they write a note telling mom and dad that they love them, telling siblings not to cry, telling families not to break, and others not to die. Only way out their note said, couldn't handle the pain, nefarious comments and peoples horrid ways. They close their eyes and swallow the pain, take their scars, reopen them, your words turned into rope, your glares into bullets, no matter the way, you. win…

 

In the United States 106 people die every minute, out of those 106, 33 committed suicide 

You don’t realize what you don’t see, mom walks in sees their child dying, pain tearing hole in their chest, but all you see is a closed casket that can’t be buried in a religious cemetery because its a sin to take a life, but not to encourage the end of one, yet you all go to the funeral pretending to cry, to care. Saying to the parents “I wish I had known” condoning your behavior, just think of what bullying can do and does every minute, then, as you return to school you are now the friendless one, names thrown at you as we return to square one. As you slowly begin to realize, The bullying game begins again

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