Little comments,
almost insignificant.
Sometimes only looks, eye-rollings, raised eyebrows,
Sometimes only “jokes”
they slither out of her mouth,
then they crawl under my skin.
They stay there,
and wait,
for when there is enough of them to blot out my self confidence.
In the mean time,
They eat away at my pride,
digging and scraping until there is nothing left.
If there is,
I don’t recognize it.
The invisible bully.
No one notices
except the victim.
Her comments are borderline between
mean,
and nice.
The victim could be teased for years,
feeling awful,
and still not know the source of their humiliation.
That is the mark of the invisible bully.
March 10th, 2010
almost insignificant.
Sometimes only looks, eye-rollings, raised eyebrows,
Sometimes only “jokes”
they slither out of her mouth,
then they crawl under my skin.
They stay there,
and wait,
for when there is enough of them to blot out my self confidence.
In the mean time,
They eat away at my pride,
digging and scraping until there is nothing left.
If there is,
I don’t recognize it.
The invisible bully.
No one notices
except the victim.
Her comments are borderline between
mean,
and nice.
The victim could be teased for years,
feeling awful,
and still not know the source of their humiliation.
That is the mark of the invisible bully.
March 10th, 2010
Natalie330
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