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One of the brightest students
they call me
though they do not see the darkness
clouding my mind
Want to make everyone happy
they say about me
though they do not see
“You won’t get into college.”“If you don’t take these classes, you won’t get accepted into the schools you want."
African Americans are ignorantAsians are brilliantWhites are smartThose are all stereotypes that you are led to believe to keep you from what you are trying to achieve or succeed atI am African American
I’m not sure I could explain, I wish I could tell you why
But I’m not sure myself, and no student would deny
That what I’m about to say is the truth; I would never lie.
Semester starts, we head to school
Eager for what we’ll learn
As weeks go by we realize
We may not get our turn
Every day we wait in class
But you are always late
I am a girl often outspoken and misunderstood.
I am a girl who is stubborn.
I am a girl who is easily distracted, confused, and overwhelmed.
I may seem stoic on the outside, but I am quite fragile on the inside.
I know there are constraints,
And you really don’t want to hear these complaints,
But these desks are in bad shape.
It’s like they are being fixed with tape.
We move them around
So our troubles don’t abound.
You ask me how to change up a classroom
I'm only a student
I can say make it fun
add some flare
play some games
watch a movie
I get up at six in the morning,
to hear you go on and on,
about shit that makes me start snoring.
When the whole class fails a test
you blame us,
because teacher knows best.
Do I look hot?
Doesn’t matter, I’m Late
Shit, I forgot
To watch my weight
I tried my best
I got a 58
I failed that test
So I guess I just ate
Don’t think about it
She talks to me
Talks to us
Like we're brats
She walks in with an air of snobiness
and speak with thinly veiled vanity
The first time we met
The first time she met us
"Summer assignments are in. Its just a $20 dollar book."
I can already tell that you're judging me because I gave a sickening look
I'm sure you can afford it no problem at all
I have an F but I'm not stupid.
That online homework, I couldn't do it.
They all have laptops and phones with apps.
I have a job while my mom naps.
Impossible to learn at school.
