You can’t defeat a bully on their terms
They play a game of likeability
They count on your shame
But you can defy the game they play
Embrace their joke as your own
Not to make them laugh with you
But in deciding you like yourself
Be okay with your awkward and wierd
Make their mocking foolish
Because you know who you are
When you embrace your identity
Your answer becomes, “yes, and…?”
Because you aren’t ashamed
If they can’t get a rise out of you
They’ll likely lose interest
What’s the point of teasing
When no one cares.
Elizebeth Turnquist 
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