"They Never Gave Me A Chance"
I go to class, I hardly speak.
The kids in school call me a freak.
I suffer from anxiety,
I don't fit in with society.
A victim of circumstance--
The world never gave me a chance.
I don't think they understand,
What life is like when you're dealt this hand.
Shay-Renee
©2014
Facts on bullying and suicide from http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-and-suicide.html:
"Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims, according to studies by Yale University."
"A study in Britain found that at least half of suicides among young people are related to bullying."
"According to statistics reported by ABC News, nearly 30 percent of students are either bullies or victims of bullying, and 160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of fear of bullying."
