Mask
A mask they hide behind
You notice the way they try to make themselves
look small
They try to close in on themselves
You see, I only know this because when the world showed
No mercy
I did this
I know the thoughts they think
All of the hate that can be harbored by one person
You see
I know of the hard blow
That was dealt with them the day they realized they were hated
But you see
There are so many things you can be hated for
Skin Color
Sexuality
Religion
Gender
And so many more
You start to notice the way they make the bullying sound so normal
How the teachers turn a cheek
Or your fellow peers just laugh
They all see this as some kind of joke
I don't really know if this is a poem
Or if I just needed to finally say something
Because if I didn't
Isn't that the same as to say it didn't happen
Wouldn't that make me just as evil as them
A mask that I can hide behind
To pretend I'm not
"One of those"
types of people