It's amazing to see the thousands of bodies that walk by me.

All the same goals, aspirations, flying by like a bee.

Yet, the grade point average seems to say it all,

But little do they know the struggle behind this wall.

The fear of not being good enough and not fitting in; 

sometimes all I want to do is stab myself with that sharp pin.

Be rational, I tell myself.

I am only in the first chapter, on this shelf.

Be thankful and remember, 

Life is shorter than the spark of an ember. 

Embrace the stress and make it the absolute best. 

That is life's real test.