My son came home from school one day
worried bout what I'd say
A bully had been taunting him
and tortured him all day

He had come to me for advice
to handle the discord
He thought the boy had tortured him
just because he was bored

Now I could see the truth in this
boys tend to act not think
Unlike their female counterparts
they are the missing link

He hoped there'd be another way
to avoid this conflict
"Sorry son there is no escape
you must fight, I predict"

Now most would say that I was wrong
advising him this way
Politically incorrect
to ask he stand and pay

For boys it’s all about the show
coming into their own
There is no escape for the child
who finds he stands alone

Four years of Karate classes
all for one afternoon
When he'd have to stand like a man
called out from the saloon

Next day he ran home all-alight
black-eye on one side too
His smile said he had stood his ground
friendships could start anew

Both boys trod by then side by side
beaten, battered and bruised
Tate along with his new best friend
each sporting black eyed blues


Tate

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