My mascara stains my face

My eyes burn red laced

My smile gone without a trace

I feel like a disgrace

We get worked to the bone

Told to get off our phone

Tested on what we know

All to seem grown

All day i just want to scream

But that seems so extreme

So instead I dream

Of the day I plan my scheme

We are told to be unique

But that sensitivity is weak

And all we get is critiqued

So we chose not to speak

On my breaks I sleep in

Until at least eleven

When I give myself a spin

And close my eyes again

The school system is there

And they say that they care

But when we start to share

They just say “there there”

It is you who is to blame

When every year it’s the same

And we all feel lame

No more left of our flame

It is help we need

When we stop trying to read

No longer wanting to succeed

Wishing time wouldn’t proceed

Our death rates are higher

Now that you require

Us to light a fire

When we are just tired

We all want a better tomorrow

Shoulders with lighter cargo

A day with less sorrow

Less time feeling borrowed

Soon you will see

The damage done to we

As we’re ready to flee

After you’ve hurt we