One by one

Anxiety painted in the ever blinding colours of fear
Trapped in a plastic bag and in need of breath
But no one seems to really care
It all ends in death.

The school yard is no place to feel safe
Only a bedroom door to keep away the hurt
Shamed and tormented
A social condition
Bullied for no real reason.

And the cuts go unseen
As the thoughts turn from sweet into a nightmare dream
Teachers show no emotion
They have become a part of the problem.

Children are now so demeaning
Desensitized and over sexualized
trying but failing to keep up with today's expectations
made to grow up to fast
shamed and embarrassed
Picked on and victimized.

In the backyard a tree sits alone
Tears paint the ground
Silent screams, so misunderstood
The note is found
This fight isn't being won
And one by one
Bullied into thinking suicide is the only answer
Like a cloud in the midday sun.

Blind men only lead blind men into a uncertain future
Each and everyone of us have become their failure
Sadly the words of those who aren't being heard
Are being misread
Telling the world everything is going to be alright
The world only knows what lies they have been told
This shit is getting bloody old!

My daughter committed suicide for this very reason
Trying to speak out falls on deaf ears
Trapped in this society where no one truly cares
All the while we look for answers
More go unheard
Just one word
Bullied into silence.