Scholarship Rejection

Play this game

Write these words

Jump through this hoop

Now do five push-ups

Say the alphabet backwards

Lick the dew off a flower pedal

Dress up in clothes I can’t afford

Talk to a panel with my hair in a bun

I am poor

I am smart

I have gifts like compassion

I am talented in art

My SAT score is 1820

3.8 GPA

I am a pretty good friend

Not a politician

I will not go into finance or law

Just want to bring to others what they never notice

The beauty in front of them

It’s all around

Colors, light, healing shades, brilliant blended tones

Strong lines

I can make paintings

I can help people see

But But But

It’s just art

So no, I don’t get the scholarship

I may say, but but but

Education is a right

A basic need

Education helps us know how

To feed

Shelter

Clothe the family

Education

Should be free

I would appreciate it as I always have

I want to study

And give

I want knowledge

to create something

add to the world

higher education

I was born poor

I am smart

I will make something more