The Small Thoughts of a Passing Period
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Have you ever leaned back
And watch the world turn?
Turning, turning…
Have you ever felt
The sigh of relief
As the bell rings
And the hall is filled
With the shuffling feet?
Have you ever witnessed
In some dim corner
Behind the lockers,
A stolen, breathless, kiss?
Have you ever split
A 45-cent cafeteria cookie
That tastes faintly
Of its plastic baggie?
Have you ever felt the bass
Drop
Pounding in your chest as
Tons of sweaty kids are
Dancing in the gym.
Have you ever seen
Behind their eyes,
Heartache hidden by
Sweet pretending?
Have you ever been wondering
Young as we are
We may not adapt
As easily as you think?
To move with change-
A survival instinct.
Have you ever been
Part of a mindless
Mass of students?
The next generation
Have you ever had
Such in-your-bones
Innermost-being exaustion?
Have you ever felt
The fire to rebel
To love, to rise up,
Squelched?
Have you ever found
That little ray of hope
The pulse of life
Pounding through
The underground?
Have you seen these faces?
Oh, people, lift your eyes,
To meet their gaze?
By your orders we run
This suicidal race.