The Bully - Jon Evans
They all try to look the same
all try to give themselves a name
pick on the boy who is all alone
just because his identity is his own
what has this world come to?
all this wrong that people do
just for the image they want to show
down the evil path they seem to go
The next person you go to hurt
or try to make feel like dirt
instead of trying to look cool
feel for the guy you make look a fool
A cool identity isn't a need
let those you bully be freed
Your identity should be your own
A better person you will be known.
Explanation:
The theme of this poem is identity. In this poem, Jon Evans talks about a boy who knows who he is, who he wants to be. But then there is another boy, who notices that he acts different than the rest. Society does not like different. So the other boy mocks the different boy. But Jon Evans poem is directed towards the bully, saying that you'll end up a better person if you don't bully him. There weren't any poetic devices in this poem that I could see, only one simile comparing getting bullied makes you feel like dirt.
The theme of this poem is identity. In this poem, Jon Evans talks about a boy who knows who he is, who he wants to be. But then there is another boy, who notices that he acts different than the rest. Society does not like different. So the other boy mocks the different boy. But Jon Evans poem is directed towards the bully, saying that you'll end up a better person if you don't bully him. There weren't any poetic devices in this poem that I could see, only one simile comparing getting bullied makes you feel like dirt.