riverrun Vol. 47
This is Volume 47 of the UCCS Student Literary and Arts Journal that was begun in 1971 by Dr. C. Kenneth Pellow. For the last 40 years, it has been published and circulated at the end of every spring semester showcasing fiction, poetry, nonfiction and visual art that has been created by UCCS students.
This is Volume 47 of the UCCS Student Literary and Arts Journal that was begun in 1971 by Dr. C. Kenneth Pellow. For the last 40 years, it has been published and circulated at the end of every spring semester showcasing fiction, poetry, nonfiction and visual art that has been created by UCCS students.
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Bully by A.E. Newell
I have a bully,
She brings torment every day.
Her hatred is unbearable,
Yet to her opinions I will sway.
She tears me so far down,
Then builds me back up slightly.
I see the loathing in her eyes,
But I’m so desperate for her liking.
I’m too fat, too short, too ugly,
Or worth nothing at all.
Here I lie so broken,
While she stands so proud and tall.
A million words lay on my tongue,
Insults to throw back in her face.
But they die before my lips,
Her anger puts me in my place.
I want to stand and face her,
But I’m kept down by my fear.
She holds so much power over me,
Maybe one day I’ll smash the mirror.
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