#overachievement
As I write this poem,
Barrelling toward me are
College applications and
Dual enrollment classes.
Everybody dreads it but
For most of my life, I anticipated
Going to school with the
Hectic excitement that comes from
Imagination only a child can have.
Just like every year since
Kindergarten, I seriously
Lack confidence in
My ability to do what I
Need to do in order to
Overachieve as expected, but unlike
Previous years, I
Quiver with exhaustion earned by
Regurgitating information about
Systems that I will never
Truly need, but am tested on.
Useless, useless, useless,
Very, so very useless is how
We feel now, both the lessons and I.
Xanthan complexion, nauseous, nervous,
Yellow like the school buses I want to
Zap away, but climb aboard anyway.
Aug 11, 2024
Aug 11, 2024 at 6:39 PM UTC
Never enough
is a pit
you scream into it
it echoes
Never enough
is a hunger
it growls and growls
twisting your stomach
Never enough
is a sadness
of always coming up short
even when it was enough
Never enough
is a lie
that we all hear
and all listen to
Never enough
Enough
No more
Enough
Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020 at 11:07 PM UTC