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The bully wipes away a tear
And whimpers: I’m the victim here.

The other bully’s sobbing too
He screams: I hurt far more than you.

Each feels his pain’s beyond compare;
Each feels it’s much too much to bear.

The bully’s saying threateningly
Now you must suffer just like me.

The response is strong and curt:
I’ll make you hurt because I’m hurt.

The bully says with righteous pride:
I know that God is on my side.

The other bully scornfully
Says: God is great, and he backs me.

With such deep pain these two are filled
A thousand onlookers get killed.

The bully sees all those he slew
And says: Look what you made me do.

The other bully feels no shame
And says: You only are to blame.

The bully wipes away a tear
And whimpers: ‘I’m the victim here.’