Something

Basically, this poem is about a teenage boy in school who watches a friend of his get bullied daily, but he's too nervous to speak up and stand up for him.

He's the boy who nobody knows

He's the boy who walks alone

He's the boy who is invisible

But I see him

…I can see him

 

He's the boy who can't be heard

He's the boy who won't speak

He's the boy who can't say a word

But I hear him

…I can hear him

I can see his tears

 

Though; he doesn't shed any

I can see his scars

Though; he tries his best to hide them

I can see his pain

Though; he keeps it all inside

 

He's misunderstood

He's ignored

He's nobody in their eyes

 

He needs something

He wants something

He fears he'll never get it

 

I want to give him that something

I need to give him that something

I fear that he'll never get it

 

I want to hug away all of his heartache

I want to make it better

He wants it to be better too

I can see right through his demeanor

 

He's not ok

He needs me

 

Is that enough to make me be the bigger person?

Am I brave enough to leave the crowd and be different?

Can I be that one person who helps him?

I want to stand up and find him

 

So I can bring him under my wing…

…I want to be his something

But fear ruins it all

Making me shrink down to nobody...

…not that something I hoped to be for him

Author's Note

I'm almost positive that this isn't formatted like a proper poem! Please look past that, though :)

Reviews

[Samantha Jankowski]

This totally reminds me of my friend. Very nicely written and don't worry about formatting a poem a certain way. Poetry, and writing in general, is suppose to be a way to express yourself. The grammar rules are just guidelines that are meant to be broken. Well I mean...making sense is important so don't brake all of the rules at once....lol Anyways nice work :)

[Emilie]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it! :)