I Am A Person Not A Score.

October 17, 2015

I am a person.

I am not just a score on a page,

Or the grade I recieved in a class.

I am made up of so much more than my GPA

Or my SAT.

Not all grades are a proper reflection of a person.

I am motivated.

I am intelligant.

I have a voice that longs to be heard.

A voice that deserves to be heard.

Someday I will get the chance to have my voice listened to.

Someday I will get the chance for my voice and all it has to say,

To be respected.

I will be told through most of my life until I'm well into my 30's

I am too young for that.

I just don't understand that.

I need to try harder and be like this other person who has higher scores.

But I will never be like that person.

Because I am me.

And my dreams are things that should not be mocked or disregarded,

Simply because my test scores don't match what you think equals smart.

I may not be the best at math,

But have you seen what I can do with my writing when I am passionate?

I may not be the best with scientific formulas,

But have you seen what I can make with my hands?

I may contain the capacity in my head to become something great in this world.

But instead,

I'm here.

Stuck in this never ending rut,

Because I am being judged and condemned on things that do not define me.

I am a person.

I am not a score on a paper.

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