JULIA FRUCK - age 13

Editors Note:   As many of you know, many young people have taken their own lives due to being bullied at school, on Facebook and other places.  This young lady has written a poem about this issue which is well worth the read.  I hope that it will focus attention on the issue of bullying.



She sits alone


She sits alone at lunch.
She wears headphones to drown out their voices.
She walks the long way home,
So she won’t see them.

Do they know she is crying?

They just never stop picking on her.
They call her names because of her weight
They make it impossible for her to fit in.

How did this all start?

We all watch them hurt her,
Some even laugh
We know she needs a friend but no one tries.
We are taught to stop bullying.


What are we scared of?

I don’t know what to say.
I don’t know if I’m the right one to help out.
I don’t know how to stop it.

How can I help?

I do know it’s not right.
I do know it’s not right.
I do know small things make a difference.

JULIA FRUCK - Age 13

Find Ways to Show Love

The world I live in is a beautiful place.
different types of people making the world interesting.    

These are things I love:
I love that when I’m asleep, plants are still growing.            
water surrounds me when I jump in, making me feel like a feather.
gravity holds me down, even when I jump up; I know I will come down.
people can show emotions.
we find ways to show love.

These are things I don’t like:   
I don’t like seeing hatred in some one's eyes. 
I don’t like movies that are made to create thoughts of death.
people who enjoy other people’s pain.
problems come no matter how good or nice one is.
I don’t like people who hurt other people and get away with it. 
         
The things I love I don’t want to change.
the things I hate I want to go away.
I wonder if I can change the results of my life, I believe I can.
I know I can’t control others actions but I want to try  
I know that I can’t make a difference by myself so I need others to help me.
 
I need you to think kindly before you act.
that’s what I want to happen.
I hope the whole world tries to make it work.
 
 
By Julia Katharine Fruck
Age 13

JULIA FRUCK - Age 13

 

Emotions

I have a reason to be upset

But I won’t take it out on you because of it

I have a reason to be mad

But I won’t yell at you for it

I have a reason to cry

my back grows crooked

I have a reason to love 

That love is endless   

My way of thinking is different from yours

If you think I’m wrong, than maybe I am.  

I will never say I was

That’s me and there’s no way to change who I am  

So if I cry don’t be sad.

There is still a light out there.

Be happy so I can smile at you.

Copyright©2011JuliaFruck

Editor’s Note:  Julia has recently been diagnosed with Scheurmann’s Kyphosis.

 

 

Cassie, Julia, Mom Julia  - missing Dad Chris who was at work

 

Julia is a 13 year old girl who enjoys swimming, biking and playing baseball. Julia will be starting Grade 8 this fall.  She has a little sister called Cassie and she enjoys spending time with her.   She loves walking her beagle dog Charlie or playing with friends in her town.  Recently Julia was diagnosed with a form of scolosis called Sheurmans Kyphosis, she is facing upcoming back surgery and started writing poetry while dealing with wearing a back brace and going to physiotherapy for her back.  Her poetry is filled with emotion and comes from a teenager’s perspective on life.

A short bio about Julia, written by mom but okayed by Julia for this publishing  site.

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