High School
Location
Thankyou for teaching me
Teaching me biology
Teaching me literarature
Teaching me history
Teaching me math
But most importantly for teaching me reality
A reality with meth-laced gummy bears on campus
I know you tried to warn and teach me about this in health
A reality with guns as weapons and merchandise on campus
I know you tried prevention with signs and police
A reality with adults who find children attractive on campus
I know you tried to prevent this with expensive cameras
I guess some things were out of your hands
Like situations where the only love a teenage girl had ever felt was a boy
Nine months later she would have a girl herslef
Picking up a toy
She escaped her criticisms for a small second
A sliver of joy
But thankyou for keeping your hands tied
No matter how much that girl cried
You taught me the reality of how judgemental people could be
And I know you could't see
That boy acting out in class
His actions were only a plee
His family situation is was what others called trash
He called it a reality he wished he could flee
Instead he recieved detention
When he had already felt like life's detainee
But thank you for remaining blind
Regardless of his numerous obsticles
If you had worn your spectacles
You wouldn't have taught me the reality of how inconsiderate people could be
And I know you missed it
The conversation between those two kids
It was about their skin tones
Which turned their location into a fight zone
They lived the exact same lifestyle
A claim
A claim that one was more inferior than the other is what started it all
What a shame
But thank you for not listening in
If you had heard
You wouldn't have taught me how hateful people could be
I know you tried to create a better atmosphere
But I think you made it clear
Some things just can't be controlled
For showing me this
My gratitude you hold
To know the world possesses so much negativity
gives me even more reason to spread positivity
Because of you I will be
More accepting
More considerate
More loving
So thank you High School
for teaching me more than gene pool.