A Rant
- Rachael Stowe
- Feb 23, 2017
- 1 min read
School
The epidemy of torture
For children ages 3-18.
The world’s way of telling us
We will never be good enough.
Overwhelming us
With assignments, projects and tests.
School
Where we work
For 15 years
Just to get into college
And then work even harder once we get in,
Just to prove our worth to the world.
Where our hopes and dreams are crushed
By the weight of society above our bones
And by the demeaning words piercing our hearts.
School
Where our lives begin and end
Within the blink of an eye.
Where we give up
On what we have wanted to do and be for years
Because we aren’t deemed “worthy”
By society, by our peers and by ourselves.
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