Dropping
By Sara G
High school is a place were students discover themselves
A place where there is people that are hurting
And filled with a little bit of hope
High school is where you build your future
You can succeed or fail or just give up and drop out but
We are encouraged and educated to try our best and get back
Up when we fail
But sometimes it’s hard to keep getting up
From failure
Prison a silly word to compare high school with
It’s a feeling that most kids and adolescents feel
When they are in a school
Why is that?
Think about being in a place where there is authority that
are watching you
All the time
A place where you have to follow rules and and listen for
Directions
Wouldn’t that be torture
Everyone wants freedom and a willing to do whatever they want
But school is not like that
When you drop out and give up its like throwing green paper away
Money something that is needed to live
I gaze upon a window of a doctor and lawyer
And wonder how they did it?
What did i do wrong?
My thoughts linger around my head and become loud
As I get back to work to a place where they don’t pay as good as other jobs
I don’t get enough money but I get hurt every day, my legs hurt and my hands have
Blisters it is painful but it’s the only way I get money
Is it still worth dropping out?
All this pain isn’t worth the money I get but I can’t change the past
And I must keep going until I get a miracle
I read the news and see about 1.2 million students drop out per year
I am one of those
I’m ashamed, I could have kept going and becoming the writer that I wanted to become
But gave up and dropped out
Oh dear high school I wish kids were not silly enough to leave
And work in places where it’s less pay and too much pain
High school please keep kids in so they can accomplish their dream
Don’t let them become the fool that I am today