A Stolen Word
A Poem by Matthew Stuart Bowes
 Words can be powerful weapons, those who use them to cause others harm are devoid of the goodness the rest of us share. 
A Stolen Word By Matthew Bowes
A stolen word, A stolen dream. Stolen honour, from a hand unseen.
A stolen chance, A stolen voice. Stolen life, devoid of choice.
A stolen heart, A stolen mind. Stolen thought, yet redefined.
A stolen soul, A stolen belief. Stolen hope, at last relief.
Without the chance, the heart or the soul, The word is naught but vacant and cold.
© 2016 Matthew Stuart Bowes
Author's Note
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Unsure of my form at the moment, any critique greatly accepted.
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What some call 'bullying' I call toughening.
Social evolution has a power of it's own, this trend of bully labeling will die, sooner than later in my opinion.
People are starting to realize that bully's come from bully's come from bully's..... and so on.
What you say was stolen can be taken back when you become the bully in return. You either zen the s**t you had taken away by finding a different way that the 'bully' can't touch or sack up and smack a bully in the face so you can take back what's yours.
Bullying is not the simple subject it is being made out to be. It's trendy right now but it's not being properly thought out. When the bible talks about the meek inheriting the earth it's because everyone else has been slaughtered.... if God was real he'd be the biggest bully in history. Bully, bully, bully, who do you align with? Your 'goodness' is probably someone else's bullshit.
Posted 8 Years Ago
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
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8 Years Ago
In principal I agree. I learned to 'toughen up' many years ago and it formed a barrier for me that h.. read moreIn principal I agree. I learned to 'toughen up' many years ago and it formed a barrier for me that has lasted right through to my adult life, I ignore most things as energy is far better spent elsewhere.
There are those who don't have this ability, sadly it shows in those that take there own lives because they can't cope with it. I personally believe there is always a way out. To some, that never seems an option.
That being said the poem wasn't wholly bullying focused, it is more an expression of how words can be used by the immoral to sap the life from those weaker than them I think many people would of experienced this at some point in there lives, whether they consider it bullying or not.
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8 Years Ago
I agree, I sometime use words immorally myself. It's a way of doing things from a certain perspecti.. read moreI agree, I sometime use words immorally myself. It's a way of doing things from a certain perspective. I don't expect you to see merit in it or even call it anything other than evil. Different values and such.... with no malice I would probably call some of them a waste of time.
This is going to sound bad but, instances when people kill themselves over bad words do not bother me. I envy them. Capable of the most extreme reaction, to deny the most natural impulse (living) based off something so... not real; that is strength beyond strength. Neurotic, fatally neurotic - but suicide is the most pure form of self control. Just a thought I've had.
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8 Years Ago
Without trivializing it, I agree it must take an unfathomable amount of guts to take ones own life, .. read moreWithout trivializing it, I agree it must take an unfathomable amount of guts to take ones own life, I personally could never get past the part of considering the effect it would have on those close to me.
Perhaps my wording was a little off, words can be used immorally, it is, like you say all about the perspective, the issue comes when the words are used for nothing more than to cause emotional harm on another those words are coincidentally both the most damaging and the most meaningless.
On a slight side note I notice you write a lot of poetry yourself, did you find my structure worked for this poem? I'm looking for some pointers on 'delivery'.
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8 Years Ago
I don't pay attention to structure most of the time. I find it restricting. My advice probably won.. read moreI don't pay attention to structure most of the time. I find it restricting. My advice probably won't work for you. Just keep writing, it'll come if you have it coming. If not, you'll figure that out too.
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What some call 'bullying' I call toughening.
Social evolution has a power of it's own, this trend of bully labeling will die, sooner than later in my opinion.
People are starting to realize that bully's come from bully's come from bully's..... and so on.
What you say was stolen can be taken back when you become the bully in return. You either zen the s**t you had taken away by finding a different way that the 'bully' can't touch or sack up and smack a bully in the face so you can take back what's yours.
Bullying is not the simple subject it is being made out to be. It's trendy right now but it's not being properly thought out. When the bible talks about the meek inheriting the earth it's because everyone else has been slaughtered.... if God was real he'd be the biggest bully in history. Bully, bully, bully, who do you align with? Your 'goodness' is probably someone else's bullshit.
Posted 8 Years Ago
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
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8 Years Ago
In principal I agree. I learned to 'toughen up' many years ago and it formed a barrier for me that h.. read moreIn principal I agree. I learned to 'toughen up' many years ago and it formed a barrier for me that has lasted right through to my adult life, I ignore most things as energy is far better spent elsewhere.
There are those who don't have this ability, sadly it shows in those that take there own lives because they can't cope with it. I personally believe there is always a way out. To some, that never seems an option.
That being said the poem wasn't wholly bullying focused, it is more an expression of how words can be used by the immoral to sap the life from those weaker than them I think many people would of experienced this at some point in there lives, whether they consider it bullying or not.
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8 Years Ago
I agree, I sometime use words immorally myself. It's a way of doing things from a certain perspecti.. read moreI agree, I sometime use words immorally myself. It's a way of doing things from a certain perspective. I don't expect you to see merit in it or even call it anything other than evil. Different values and such.... with no malice I would probably call some of them a waste of time.
This is going to sound bad but, instances when people kill themselves over bad words do not bother me. I envy them. Capable of the most extreme reaction, to deny the most natural impulse (living) based off something so... not real; that is strength beyond strength. Neurotic, fatally neurotic - but suicide is the most pure form of self control. Just a thought I've had.
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8 Years Ago
Without trivializing it, I agree it must take an unfathomable amount of guts to take ones own life, .. read moreWithout trivializing it, I agree it must take an unfathomable amount of guts to take ones own life, I personally could never get past the part of considering the effect it would have on those close to me.
Perhaps my wording was a little off, words can be used immorally, it is, like you say all about the perspective, the issue comes when the words are used for nothing more than to cause emotional harm on another those words are coincidentally both the most damaging and the most meaningless.
On a slight side note I notice you write a lot of poetry yourself, did you find my structure worked for this poem? I'm looking for some pointers on 'delivery'.
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8 Years Ago
I don't pay attention to structure most of the time. I find it restricting. My advice probably won.. read moreI don't pay attention to structure most of the time. I find it restricting. My advice probably won't work for you. Just keep writing, it'll come if you have it coming. If not, you'll figure that out too.
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