Poem by Aubrey Stoner

I
school is a prison

II
the lockers the yelling this
school is a nightmare

III
school - the time for running to your classroom
so you are not late just to get a big packet
due the next day

IV
the mean girls being mean so you
wish to disappear - it is just a part of school, I guess

V
boys making you so insecure you do
not eat the school's lunch

VI
after school you wish you disappear

VII
mom walks into your room -
your best fake smile

VIII
the next day you want to die
but your mom makes you get up for school

IX
you're back at school the day
is almost done

X
your grades are good that is all that matters
at school

XI
at school no one seems to care because
they get people to listen

XII
sitting in the classroom wondering if I am
the only one who feels like this at school

XIII
the end of the day in school
lay down in your bed
and go to sleep