Used to love the original Batman. The TV show i mean (guess I'm dating myself)...it was corny as hell but he always got his point across to the 'bad guys &woman....cat woman, she was pretty cool and me thinks Batman had a crush on her but had to hide it.' Haven't seen any of the movies....don't have the desire. They take away, I think, from the what the TV show had to offer.
Took me a long time to realize i have a dark side, but once I did, I was happy to 'meet' her... have to inject humor though cos otherwise I start to get too dark and scare the hell out of myself...LOL!! It's been very cathartic for me being able to let it out in my writing. Funny though when it comes to actually watching shows and or movies that have a lot of violence, blood and or other dark stuff, i don't enjoy them and tend to avoid them.
i never dealt with any real bullies but then I lead a rather protective life thanks to my folks. They meant well by keeping me in a box so to speak, very protective, even when it came to physical activities like skateboarding, skying, anything that could be dangerous, and when that fear is implanted in your brain it sucks which is way i finally broke loose from it, to an extent, by skydiving....but u know about that.
so no female or male bullies that put people in lockers though I know they existed.
i did know some guys who were labeled the 'bad' guys and/or dangerous ones but i found them to be pretty decent for the most part. now if backed into a corner that's when their tough side would appear but since i never put them in that situation, no problems. and i gotta admit just knowing they had a reputation, did make them rather appealing in a way....i think a lot of girls/women get off on that 'bad guy' thing just as long as it doesn't effect them directly.
your little five foot spinner sounds like she had it going for her. didn't take shit from anyone and yet had the understanding of what the bullies were about....so yeah I can see where they all could end up relating to one another in the long run. and it sounds like she ended up ok.
have a character i created named 'Evil'...the alter ego of a woman who's been burned. one day may share some of the chaos she's enjoyed causing to get back at some deserving folks and in other cases, simply takes pleasure in her nasty ways. actually after having posted this i'm thinking if I ever start a series this 'Bitch' could become united with 'Evil'....it's just the Bitch came 1st and she ain't going anywhere and neither is Evil!
i should read more books but attention span isn't the best. i used to when kids were young and we'd travel a lot. great time to read. keep saying i'm gonna get back into it, just haven't had the real motivation and after being on this site and sites I've been on in the past, i do so much reading that i get burned out. But one of these days....well maybe.
Long story short,
i had a feeling you'd read and share your stories that it brought to mind. Thanks for proving me right...meant in a good way of course! Glad you loved the poem and yep I'm sure you know the grin....i was wearing it as I wrote the line...and it felt so good to write it....I could see 'her' just standing there feeling almost euphoric...LOL!!!

best wishes mr. wolf!

val

Thanks lan for checking out my piece. Your comments are greatly appreciated, and will give your suggestion some thought. Writing has become a much needed outlet for me, as I'm sure it has for others.
Best wishes,

valene

I never studied poetry, well maybe in high school a little, but I simply started writing it on my own.
If someone asks who my favorite poets are, the only name that comes to mind is Dr. Suess....the man was a genius in so many ways!
When married, we entertained a lot and I always wrote our invitations in verse. For I have no clue at this point how many years, we'd have a New Year's Day open house and every year I managed to come up with a new poetic invite. I loved the challenge. People looked forward to both the invites and the open house so when we split, they felt lost having nothing to do on Jan. 1st...LOL! I thought I'd saved them but I guess they got lost in a move.
Anyhow, that didn't make me see myself as a 'poet.'
When I wrote, I did it for me and wasn't comfortable sharing till I got to be close friends with an executive chef who also was a poet. He'd read me his stuff and I have to say, it sounded good. I know it got him through the sadness when his son committed suicide at a young age. So, I got brave and started allowing him to see things I'd written. He became my mentor in a way. He always encouraged me and his critiques were always constructive.
I finally decided to join a different writer's website and that's when I started to take my writing more seriously. When people would ask, "what do you do?" It took awhile before I could feel comfortable saying. "I've been a stay at home mom, and I'm also a poet" Now I can say it and believe it...though kids are grown so the stay at home mom a part I leave that part out now....LOL!
I learned a lot on that site, different forms of poetry, how to tighten up my writing, that sort of thing. I don't write poems with deep seated meanings, metaphors, and so on....you can pretty much get what I'm saying right from the start and I'm ok with that. Some people don't see it that way, they don't consider me a true poet, but that's fine too. Each to their own, I've learned not to take things personally. On the other hand, I totally appreciate it when someone reads one of my writes and shares a constructive thought that could make it better!
Ok I've rambled on long enough!
Long story short, lan, thanks so much for your offer, and I'll definitely keep it in mind!

Best wishes,

val