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Ant-Hill Bullies
by David Pekrul
copyright 08-02-2005
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Age Rating: 10 to 127

 
I stood upon a hill of ants,
And thought that I was king,
I felt so very powerful,
Such terror I would bring.

I'd stomp those ants into the ground,
I'd show them who was boss,
I'd make them so afraid of me,
Not caring for their loss.

A child at just the age of five,
I thought that it was cool,
To lord it over weaker ones,
And make up my own rules.

But now I'm grown and look around,
At others doing the same,
And like the child of five years old,
They play the same old game.

They think that schoolyard bullying,
Is something that is cool,
To lord it over weaker ones,
And make up their own rules.

But though the ants were trodden on,
Most lived to see the day,
When one small boy of five years old,
Grew up and moved away.

Let's hope those schoolyard 'ant-hill kings',
Grow up and see the light,
For picking on the weaker ones,
Is never, ever right.

The time may come when they're the ones,
Downtrodden like the ants,
And wish the ones who bully them,
Will of their acts recant.




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05-14-2006 Shannon W.    

At first it was going to be just a silly poem, but it has a good message hidden in it. I can never get how people stomp all over the weeker people. Do you get it?
Shannon


05-10-2006 Mary -BrytEyz- Ball    

You have a way with words, David... and your views on life and the world in general are so easily identified with by people of all ages, races, religions. Kudos... for making an anthill out of a mountain, so easy for us to see and identify with. (I say a mountain, because it's a HUGE problem with mankind... to be boss over another and attempt to force them to walk the pathway THEY deem best for you or suffer the consequences.) K, I'll shut up now... lol. Thanks for sharing this, and I can't believe I missed it before. :-)


05-07-2006 BJ Niktabe    

Wow, this is good. I'm ashamed to say that I stood on that anthill once, after growing tired of being an ant. I wish I could apologize to that ant today.


12-09-2005 Leeann Monat    

I absolutely love the analogy between the ants and the schoolyard bullies. Nice write. I especially like the so-called "comeuppance" that all "bullies" will receive in the future, even though it's hard to realize it now.


11-07-2005 Jeniffer Brand    

THIS was a very nice write! I loved this very much. It's so true and down to the point. It's really sad how people and even kids look down to others when they are different, instead of picking them up again when down, not judging, and giving some love. I'm really tired of that in life. People tend to forget about love. They are so wrapped up in what they believe that forget not everyone believes the way they do. All in all, people are people. But it's what is in you heart that matters most. And we are to busy now days and too wrapped up in other things to really understand, feel, and see that.
I loved this poem. I needed to read this!
Jen


09-01-2005 Regina Pate    

I am new at this and this poem being my first to comment on i am not sure exactly what to comment. but i can tell you that i think it was very good and i can tell you have a very vivid imagination great animation!


08-03-2005 James Shammas    

Great metaphor with an important message, presented in a lighthearted way.

Jim


08-02-2005 Anthony Lane Stahlhut    

In a perfect world this would not happen. We don't live in a perfect world.This is a poem that should make people think. Good job, Anthony












08-02-2005 Roger Crique    

I think the subject matter of bullies is of extreme importance now-a-days. Too many children are being bullied in their place of learning, their self-esteem on "E" and their pleas for help unheard. The rhyming scheme is great and the imagery is vivid. It flows nicely and freely. I think you did a marvelous job here!


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