Once upon a time, there was a kid Stanley

He was in the sixth grade, when they started teasing for not being manly

Having no muscle, always falling in last

But that’s not the roughest thing about his past.

Elementary was over, now he’s in the middle

Where he joined orchestra where he played the fiddle.

The kids around weren’t nice at all

Just because he wasn’t big enough, or because he wasn’t tall.

Picked on just about every day after school

Since he wasn’t cool.

They made his reputation crash

He was bashed

On every day at the park

Being ambushed and beat until the day went dark.

Going home with the bruises and the scars

Nothing could say him, not even his parent’s car.

No matter what, they found the way to him.

In his eyes, Stanley’s future was looking dim.

After middle school, he promoted his way to high

For sure in his mind

That he was gonna die

Being beat up and teased by the same old guys.

It didn’t seem different than what his life was before.

One day he had enough, at that he night he had swore

Tomorrow was the end, he wasn’t gonna take it anymore.

The next day at school he left the bullies a note.

“Beat me to heart’s content,” is all that he wrote..

He gotten beaten to a pulp

Then he took a big gulp

Handed them another note.

“Don’t read until tomorrow,” was the last thing he said

Because that night was the night that he slashed up his head.

The note was finally read

And all that it said:

“There you go, you’ve gotten what you want

I’m finally dead and I’m free your haunts.

I didn’t liked being teased and I was just too tired.

I just wanted to tell you the last blow was fired.

You made me realize life wasn’t worth it

Especially when others tell me that I’m not shit.

I’m gone from the world now, and that’s all I wanna tell,

Good night, so long, farewell.”

….

It’s just too bad that things like this have to happen

Where these kids are trapped in

The same place because no one is willing to stand up

No one was willing to tell the bullies to shut up.

That what they were doing was just not right.

If they discontinued their bullying, maybe there wouldn’t have been a bloody night.

So make sure to watch what you say

Because what you do to someone, may make them only last one day.

A life is too precious to play with and abuse

So don’t try bullying because everyone will lose.