Writing in a school
Coloring in the lines
Marching in the rows
Assignments, expectations, necessity
In school

Writing in a school
Fitting in the box
Staying in the box
Learning only what this teacher wants
In school

Writing in a school
“Don’t procrastinate”
“One night’s not enough”
“Now write this in hour”
In School

Writing in a school
Smiling, learning
Facts, lessons, equations,
Not creative, not different
This school

And even as I type this poem
I know that I’m rebelling
And that nothing I write will ever matter
Unless it’s in Times New Roman