Filled with emotions

Words that cannot express

We are forced into classrooms

Handed tests

And are expected to demonstrate

Our best

Some of us were made to be there

Others would fail to progress

When you have one option

It’s either the worst or the best

They say that we’re privileged

Because this isn’t the east of Hartford

But rather the west

But I’d rather appreciate the diversity than

Seem like the rest

Difficulties

Frustration that burns in my chest

Determination flows through my mind like water

And I question why parents would give this stress to a son or a daughter

And when everyone wants to be successful

Is it competition or slaughter?

I’ve read the books

I’ve sat in the English classes

Written the hooks

But nothing is as easy as it looks

On the inside it’s torture

On the outside it’s crook

Uncertainty boils in my heart

My brain begins to cook

My world is shook

My hands hurt

I sweat through my shirt

Buried in the Himalayan Mountains…

Of work

Depression

Confusion

Future goals?

Or Illusions?

Questions

Early morning mentions

Bullies everywhere

Weak stuffed with neglection

Others lacking affection

Between life and school

There’s tension

Sometimes even detention

Some of us too broke to pay attention

Other’s who receive teenage pensions

We have paths

But have different directions

Some of us have a past of wealth

Other’s wouldn’t like to mention

Lately, I’ve been wanting to ask

How can you see a diverse spectrum of creativity

When you give every student the same task?

How can you find every characteristic?

In one statistic?

Some of us a sociolinguistic.

I know many who fail math

But paint so fauvist

And expressionistic

Today, we’re freed from our suspense

We’ve climbed over our four-year tall fence

And passed through the national system

That never made sense

Some of us moving into dorms

Some of us paying rent

Some spending thousands of dollars

Some who spend 40 cents

But I’d suggest to keep your money

And take a final moment

To reminisce and show gratitude for  

The time, that you’ve spent