Learn to Define Yourself

Pencils snap 

Students yap 

We're waiting for Godot 

Not quote sure, what we're supposed to know 

Mom said, be a doctor 

But hey, I love reading about John Proctor 

We all strive for Gatsby's green light 

Pushing our intellectual might 

My teacher says, listen, this matters

Napolean was in tatters 

I flip open to page eight 

I've forgotten the weight 

Of what everyone says you should hate 

I remember to read to love 

And learn to pursue 

What will bring meaning to me and you