Try Hards

March 15, 2016

There's a stupid social stigma at this school

It has become apparent to me that trying hard is no longer cool

You can't imagine how many times I've been made fun of

For doing homework during lunch

Or studying on a weekend

Or writing poetry for fun

Like somehow it's now a crime to do well in school

The minute your GPA exceeds a 4.0

You're labeled as a “try hard”

Like somehow your whole life can be judged by two numbers

And a decimal point in between

Like for some reason I'm not supposed to look up to the greats like

Newton, Einstein, Aristotle

Then who am I supposed to look up to?

Because I’m sure as hell not going to look up to you

And it's not just school

It's sports too

Like somehow if you stay after practice

Just to get a little better you're labeled as a “try hard”

Now i’ll admit it

Maybe I don't have the most skill or maybe I'm not naturally smart

So what? Am I just supposed to give up?

I look around and see so much talent

Wasted talent

All for what? Just to look “cool”?

And there's guys out there that won't take their girlfriends out

They won't go to dances with them

Like somehow guys are too “cool” to try with their girlfriends

They’d rather Netflix and chill

And girls just kind of accept it

Because they think guys like that are “cool”

The thing is I do everything I can to go to a great college

I do everything I can to win a state championship

I do everything I can to be able to have a pretty girl on my arm

And I thought that at the end of the day I wouldn't have regrets

But I have so many regrets

And then I look around again

And all those people that don't care

Couldn't be happier

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