Expectations

get straight A’s they say 

it is your job to pass 

go to school 8 hours a day 

have to be the top of the class

school is not hard 

why would you get to come home and relax 

even though you always go the extra yard 

getting a B is considered slack 

study hard the pay off great 

it is the expectations no doubt 

it shouldn't feel like a weight 

then why do i feel so burnt out 

can't go home to study 

practice is right after school 

today we ate running boy am i lucky 

being on JV is not cool 

can't seem too stressed cuz it's just a sport 

i doubt i will play friday night 

coach says this should be a port

then why does it always feel like a fight

i can’t wait to go home

but wait i can’t I have work 

i start my 5 hour shift 

constantly picking up others slack 

just wanting to sit

while we are way under staffed

i am so tired i just want to collapse

counting down the minutes till my shift ends 

anxiety is in my mind running laps 

work decides your study time, it all depends 

go home to shower and do homework 

but at least I will get an A right?

it doesn't feel like there is a single perk 

is there even a finish line in sight

it is all so tiring 

but I am just a teenager 

my life is not hard

these are the mere expectations  

well the expectations are stupid 

parents work 8 hours, 

the same amount of time we are in school 

they are allowed to rest the rest of the night 

yet I can’t and why not? 

i have other expectations to meet in 

work

lacrosse

school

teenagers life is just as tiring as a 9 to 5 is to an adult 

screw the expectations