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How one boy fought back at bullies with poetry

By December 18, 2018News, Poetry

Poetry can be a great tool for working through your feelings and one British boy knows this all to well.

Alfie Coleiro from Eastbourne, had been bullied via anonymous messages sent on Instagram, his smartphone, and even via his Playstation. Horrifyingly, many of the nasty messages were telling him to kill himself, and that he should never have been born, however Alfie’s response was amazing.

Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, his father Jay remarked: “I didn’t have a clue he was writing the poem. He likes to share his emotions through music and stuff like that, so he went upstairs, wrote it and then showed it to me.”

Alfie and his mum Nyree

Alfie’s mature response to his bullies attacks is inspiring- rather than sinking low or fighting back with his fists, he gathered his thoughts and feelings and put them into words. Such a thoughtful riposte from such a young lad is a testament to his upbringing, and his mum Nyree is very proud:

“He hasn’t retaliated or lost his confidence, he just literally just wrote down how he felt.”

Alfie now wants to inspire other people who’re going through the same thing.

“Alfie told me: ‘I just want other people to know that they don’t have to just sit there and take it.'”

Alfie’s poem:

Credit: BBC

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