School Yard Bully

School Yard Bully
I was scared as hell to go to school that day.
I didn't have any lunch money to pay.
He was waiting for me, down by the old willow tree.
He was twice my size and mean as a snake.
In my shoes, I was starting to shake.
He pushed me once and then pushed me twice.
I knew what he was getting ready to do to me wasn't going to be nice.
Then I remembered what my brother taught me in the back yard.
He said "hit him fast and hit him hard" So I drew back and swung as
hard as I could.
I didn't want to fight, I always try to be good.
Then my fist landed right on his nose,
the next thing he knew he had blood all over his clothes.
All of the sudden this tough guy lost all of his fight.
I hit him again with all of my might.
On the ground he landed.
He went down hard.
I was no longer scared of the bully on the schoolyard.
© Tom Kight 2007