I refuse to be defined
by a letter, or a grade
that belongs to a system
that, in turn, belongs to a government
that cannot even house its homeless
or protect its citizens
I will not be told
that i cannot be what i want
because my Maths grade was a D
or I didn't take the right subjects
I will not succumb
to the pressures of school
and the ever-increasing weight
that this country thrusts upon my shoulders
I'm 14 for heavens sake
how can i possibly decide
what I want to spend the rest of my miserable life
partaking in for minimum wage?
I would rather be a hermit
and live in the forests, like in my favourite books
away from the corrupt people
dictating my life without my consent
We are slaves to a system
that we do not understand.