did i wake up like this?
lights switch on
time to get up
half-awake i see myself
quit my dreaming suit
and pull on the uniform
it is not only for school
not only for code
these are the shoes that tread on the ladder of society
the backpack that holds words not my own
the weak weapons education gives me
that one day will turn against me
did i wake up like this?
ready to submit, ready to hush
ready once more to swallow ideas
that are not my own?
i have to follow code
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