Bobby has learned before that sometimes adults can be bullies too.  Though he never expected a "Teacher Gone Wild" would literally take bullying to a higher level.

For many of us, we start out in life with a few challenges.  For me it was Learning challenges, or what was known in the "60's" as Learning disabilities.  I also had physical challenges as well.  By age 14 I was still dealing with achieving a reading skill beyond the Dick and Jane series.  Then suddenly everything clicked, and I was reading everything I could by hands on.  My favorites were Fantasy, Sci Fi, adventures and history/biographies.  Then I concentrated on Fantasy and Sci Fi has my favorite books from the last century and on into the 2000's.  Because of my interest in Fantasy and the like as a youth, I was told often enough to get my head out of the clouds, because my dreams would get me no where in life.  I Go Because I can is all about going where few dare go into my dreams and the wonder of reading.

This poem was an exercise in writing by using a Thesaurus to group together words in a hilarious way.  Several poems have been written by using the Thesaurus.  The Mischievous Saint He Was"   was published in "Plethora" a Student Magazine by the Kalamazoo Valley Community College in 1997.

War is Hell Sir! is a poem written in the 1970 in the era of the Vietnam War.

As we return to our story in segment 3, we find Bobby in the 5th grade age 14 for the second time around.  He is on the Playground with another of his classmates Susy who is 11 years old.  Bobby is reluctant to interact with Susy.  But she draws him out of his solitude.

This poem was written just days after my Sister was in a Industrial Accident where she lost a Hand and mangled the other one.  I wrote this poem to give her courage and to cheer her up.

We pick up our story from segment 1 of Bobby and the Bullies.  Where we find Bobby in the 3rd grade and dealing with trying to win his first Gold Star Ever.

The Gray Ghost is a collection of poems written by my Cat, the Gray Ghost,  selected and read electronically.  Really, I don't think anyone speaks cat these days.  Though seriously, I must confess, I wrote them, and the Gray Ghost is the title of my chapbook.  Stay tuned to future selections of poems in this series.

For many of us we deplore Double Standards in our laws, society and in politics.  Having a point of view isn't always having the same standards when it comes to rule of laws, morality, and social standards.  When Wealth and power dictate different standards on what the Wealthy and powerful adhere too, and different standards to the rest of society.   These Double standards are what is ruining this Nations democracy and dividing people into a kind of Racism that puts those without wealth and power as the inferior group of people who have no voice in our Democracy. 

This Story about Bobby and the Bullies, it is taken from a play written by me some many years ago titled "Bobby"  This is Segment One of 5 segments.  Each roughly 10-15 minutes long.  In Segment one we are introduced to Bobby and his bullies a life time of bullying, because Bobby is different.  The impact of bullying can last a life time as we will learn starting at age 8 until decades later in Bobby's life.  I must warn you that this story can touch a raw nerve.  But I hope it can touch your heart as well.