Life Is Hard, but I Will Always Move On

My name is Lyndsey.
I am from Poughkeepsie.
I am a sophomore in high school.
And recently I have been bullied on the internet.

In my opinion,
Words hurt more than physical conflicts.
I don’t understand how this happened.
I don’t even know who is doing this to me.

They don’t notice how much words scar.
How could cyber bullies have found me from afar?
A home is expected to protect
Why don’t they ever disconnect?




Whenever I read what they tell me
I want to break down and cry.
“The next time I see you I will grind your face against the pavement.”
I feel like hiding, but where?

Hidden behind a computer screen
They tell me cruel lies.
They’re afraid to show their face.
They always get away without a trace.

Cyber bullies
Not even capable of giving wet willies.
Monstrous on the internet
Causing many a fret

They threaten to do things to me.
I don’t know who it is
I know what they’re called
But why did they choose me.

I am a growing teen.
For cyber bullies are a wounding machine.
I hoped never to come upon them.
But like me, there are many for which they condemn.

They must be deleted!
I don’t want to keep being harassed.
How can this be solved?
Their actions must not be absolved.

What can be done?
Away from this, I cannot run.
What will I do?
Will I make it notorious or become furious?

From them, no one can divert.
They are unaware of the ones they hurt.
They don’t understand their inhumanity.
How to deal with the insanity

Kapow!
It hurts as much as a punch across my brow.
I’m afraid to go on.
I wonder when the torment will be gone.

I am a growing teen.
To find a solution, I must be keen.
What is my reaction?
I must take action!

I will explode if I don’t tell anyone.
I cannot go on knowing that they have won.
I will not rest until I get full satisfaction.
I must take action!

Help is the key to my freedom
How to destroy their evil kingdom
They are a massive distraction.
I must take action!

They are life’s destruction
They are unknown as much as their vital action
Their threats hurt as much as a belly flop
I know that I must make them stop.

Although this is killing me, I am very much alive.
For my happiness I strive.
For whatever happens, I will be strong.
Because I know that their actions are wrong.

I said to myself I will tell someone!
I try to tell my mentor, but I just begin sobbing from the pain
He says, “Be strong, you will get through this.”
I say, “They say they’re going to do things to me.”

My mentor gives me advice
And I follow
I ignore the bullies
And they go away

It was by chance.

They picked the lucky winner and began to annoy

I know that this was not my destiny

So I can go on to be whatever I want to be.

My soul is as happy as a bird now

I have ignored them and they have gone away

I am back to being a normal teenage girl from Poughkeepsie

Life is hard, but I will always move on.

Valerie S. (2011)

Work Cited:

Chudakov, Barry. "Cyber Bullying | Metalifestream." Metalife Blog. 29 May 2010. Web. 31 Aug. 2011. <http://metalifestream.com/wordpress/?p=2213>.