Better than Average

When I wake up

I feel the need to go back to sleep,

Tired from last night's homework

tired from last night's long practice

the desire to back to sleep is heavy.

The bed calls me when Im feeling weary

knowing I need to start getting ready.

But I cant let myself be that average person

I cant let myself miss school 

if I let that happen I will be a fool

I need to stay put with my grades and all my classes

I need to stay on top

I wan't to be proudly graduating top ten percent

I wan't to have a great succesful career 

that my mother won't have to pay another cent from her pocket.

I can't get over that fear

of not being succesful in life.

I have to be better than average.

Life is not easy

but working hard will pay off

all those times you didnt let laziness take over you

I will be recognized from people, 

people who thought I wasn't going to make it

I have to be better than average.

 

This poem is about: 
Me
My family
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