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Sadness Through my Eyes


I look up to the skies

And I’m forced to realize

That all I’ve been told are lies

,Oh how time flies

 

Not all does go to heaven

Is there really a hell???

All my political figures are corrupt

I found this abrupt

 

Other teens are fixated on getting faded

While my biggest worry is how I’m getting graded

I proof read till my eyes bleed

My only hopes lead to grades above B’s

That’ll be the bee’s knees

 

I was taught that if i stayed on the path of education my dreams will be fulfilled

My timing is still

My belly isn't filled  

My student loans are yet to bill

Isn’t it sad that I’m not motivated by Netflix and chill?

 

Yes I love my education, yes I truly do

People said that the idea was uncool

,but I knew that they were the real fools

So while there slaving away like tools

I’ll be making all the rules

 

Now i just have to make my dreams into realities.

 
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Oliver055

I'm an average high school student pulling his hair out to pay for school.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">I look up to the skies</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">And the harshness demands me to realize</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">That all I&rsquo;ve been told are lies</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">,Oh how time flies</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Not all does go to heaven</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Is there really a hell???</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">All my political figures are corrupt</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">I found this abrupt</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Other teens are fixated on getting faded</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">While my biggest worry is how I&rsquo;m getting graded</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">I proof read till my eyes bleed</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">My only hopes lead to grades above B&rsquo;s</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">That&rsquo;ll be the bee&rsquo;s knees</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">I was taught that if i stayed on the path of education my dreams will be fulfilled</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">My timing is still</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">My belly isn&#39;t filled &nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">My student loans are yet to bill</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Isn&rsquo;t it sad that I&rsquo;m not motivated by Netflix and chill?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Yes I love my education, yes I truly do</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">People said that the idea was uncool</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">,but I knew that they were the real fools</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">So while there slaving away like tools</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">I&rsquo;ll be making all the rules</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8864cc54-d969-dc09-494c-6f16fed39f00"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Now I just have to make my dreams into realities.</span></span></p><div>&nbsp;</div>

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