"I am what you make me"

LiL Avish —

"Teeny weeny" that's what they call me
they laugh at me and say I'll break
I'm too fragile, I need a cake.
anorexic that's what I am
I can't help it, that's just the way I am........

"Fat!" that's what I'm labeled
I'm not the ideal weight
but I'm not too out of shape
yet "Mr Blobby" they call me
so I run home and starve myself to sleep
starvation diet and plenty of exercise is all I need........

"Migit" thats what I am
they stare at me and think I'm an abnormal man
Dwarf I am, dwarf I'll be
there's nothing I can do
thats just me!.............

"Ugly that's what they say
a few spots I have on my face
and a label is given to my name

"I don't care what they say but deep down im detoritaing away"

before you judge me just remember
"I am what you make me."

Teenage Bullying

LETS PUT A STOP!!!

By:Afsha Farook

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13 comments

LookingToSee Sat, 16 Apr 2011 - 08:03

mashaaAllah! this is a great poem!

True, we are what people made us. but it really depends how we react to labels. do we go with them? because we don't know better?

or do we go against them? to prove them wrong, to show them the truth!

Bullying...shows how weak Humans are, the bullied AND the bully.
Shows how we need Allah with us always and everywhere.

Foysol89 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 - 08:17

Totally agree with you there Lilly san.

The buliied need to be able to stand up for themslelves otherwise they will keep getting bullied and the bully will carry on bullying. You just make life easier for the bullies when you let them get away with oppressing people.

It's a far bigger picture then calling someone names, it leads to more people being bullied on a larger scale and more victims doing nothing about it.

LookingToSee Sat, 16 Apr 2011 - 08:26

and the support the bullied can find to stand up against bullying is in having Faith. And Allah the most exalted.

BELIEEEVVVEEEE

(im sounding more and more like an extremist day by day)

Foysol89 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 - 11:05

Lillyand the support the bullied can find to stand up against bullying is in having Faith. And Allah the most exalted.

BELIEEEVVVEEEE

(im sounding more and more like an extremist day by day)

That's a good thing(depends on your definition of the word extremist)

You sound more and more like a muslim every day mash Allah

LiL Avish Sat, 16 Apr 2011 - 13:38

some good points guys but im refering to self fulfilling prophecy here...for example if you call someone "dumb" they will become that...hope u understand

Foysol89 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 - 13:58

LiL Avishsome good points guys but im refering to self fulfilling prophecy here...for example if you call someone "dumb" they will become that...hope u understand

I see what you're saying and it's true sometimes.

Never got that from the poem though.

LookingToSee Sat, 16 Apr 2011 - 15:19

Foysol89

LiL Avishsome good points guys but im refering to self fulfilling prophecy here...for example if you call someone "dumb" they will become that...hope u understand

I see what you're saying and it's true sometimes.

Never got that from the poem though.

well..i got labelleing, as the first line of the first 4 stances was to do with name calling. but then at the end you wrote teenage bullying so i thought thats what it was. and now you say self-fulfilling prophecy, confuzzled!

the special thing about poetry, is that you leave the reader to interpret in their own ways. (and give the answer at the end if you want to.)

Foysol89 You sound more and more like a muslim every day mash Allah

JazakAllah! trying hard!

Bilan Sat, 16 Apr 2011 - 15:28

LillymashaaAllah! this is a great poem!

True, we are what people made us. but it really depends how we react to labels. do we go with them? because we don't know better?

or do we go against them? to prove them wrong, to show them the truth!

Bullying...shows how weak Humans are, the bullied AND the bully.
Shows how we need Allah with us always and everywhere.

how does bullying show tht the person being bullied is weak???? :s

LookingToSee Sat, 16 Apr 2011 - 16:29

bilan

LillymashaaAllah! this is a great poem!

True, we are what people made us. but it really depends how we react to labels. do we go with them? because we don't know better?

or do we go against them? to prove them wrong, to show them the truth!

Bullying...shows how weak Humans are, the bullied AND the bully.
Shows how we need Allah with us always and everywhere.

how does bullying show tht the person being bullied is weak???? :s

is that what i said? that is not what i meant.
i meant
the bully: no fear of God
the bullied: no hope in God.

Foysol89 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 - 00:40

Lilly

Foysol89 You sound more and more like a muslim every day mash Allah

JazakAllah! trying hard!

Barakallahufi

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