BULLYING

the kid
with the Chinatown
scarf on
in the corner
hounded
by a bulldog
of a bully
every school day
though anticeptic rooms
of the nurses aid
where the sun comes in
saying you are
handsome and nice
and offers a hug,
until the gym instructor
gives you weights
and gives you a male
gesture of hope,
the bully seeks you out
sneaks up on you
attempts to steal
your sneakers,
finally after watching
Taxi driver in film class
you confront him
and he without explanation
bows to you.