Thank You, Bullies

You threw your words like knives so sharp

Left bruises on my paper heart

But every scar

It built my skin

Taught me to rise

To fight, to win

Your fists were loud but you never knew

The strength you gave when you broke me through

Thank you, bullies, for the pain you gave

For the nights I cried and the days I braved

You thought you crushed me but I grew tall

Kindness is my armor, I thank you all

Your laughter echoed, filled the halls

Each insult like a wrecking ball

But you didn't see the roots take hold

In the soil of hurt, I turned to gold

Your cruelty wrote the map I traced

To find my worth, to claim my place

Thank you, bullies, for the pain you gave

For the nights I cried and the days I braved

You thought you crushed me but I grew tall

Kindness is my armor, I thank you all

Thank you all