Stand Up and Learn

Today Let's define Analyze Memorize Then take a test A big old test Because the state tells me to. Fill in the bubbles Write meaningless words, skipping lines We've been programmed Robotized Marching to class To sit and stare Absorb the facts now So we can forget them later Will they ever wake up? Students are more like sponges now Who have absorbed the common core And will regurgitate it on command Only to let it dissolve into the abyss of summer. School is supposed to be enjoyable Not barely tolerable They blame our teachers, our wonderful instructors And never bother to check out the systematic lessons The boring textbook curriculum that no one wants We don't want to learn it Teachers don't want to teach it. I want the enjoyable learning back I want reading to be fun I want to learn new things And be able to retain them. Education is a privilege It shouldn't feel like a burden. Define, analyze, memorize this: I want to learn, I want to know I don't need exams and essays that mean nothing to me. To no longer be just another brick in the wall Of the institution, more like factory, that is the school Seems to be a far off dream. I need to express, to create, to communicate I want to expand my knowledge base, expand my mind Is that too much to ask for?