thinking back, remembering
being bullied, tormented
my nose bloodied
watching the bystanders
the jeering watchers
egging on the bullies
that I would fight them
feeling alone, watched
my response written
on the face of each
bystander
to see if I would cry
if I would fight my attacker
out in the jungle
the noisy schoolyard.
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edited October 1, 2014
watching the bystanders
October 1, 2014
watching the watchers
September 22, 2014 to September 28, 2014
“+bullying”
Devozine for September and October 2014
&
“Bullying Weekend!”
devotion “bystander or standing by?
devotion by Jackie Clark
and
Jim Still-Pepper
devotion for September 27, 2014
read September 27, 2014
reread September 30, 2014
&
Romans 12:14 (NRSV)
devotion “Learning to Forgive”
by Steve Stein
devotion for September 26, 2014
read September 26, 2014
&
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV)
devotion “Being Strong”
by Michelle Ankrum
and “Reflect” John 15:18 (NIV)
by Mary Lynn Johnson
devotion for September 25, 2014
read September 25, 2014
&
Jude 21a
Isaiah 41:13 (NIV)
devotion “The Locker”
by Shaun Stevenson
devotion for September 24, 2014
read September 25, 2014
&
Ecclesiastes 4:1 (CEV)
devotion “Scars”
by Wesley Overhults
devotion for September 23, 2014
read September 24, 2014
reread September 25, 2014
&
1 Timothy 4:12
devotion “The Power of Words”
by Rebecca Goodridge
and “Reflect on a Song”
“Act on it”
by Lanny Farmer
devotion for September 22, 2014
read September 24, 2014
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