This School of Souls

I wish that when I looked at a school 
I could see a hopeful future  
but when I walk into that building 
I don’t see a place to learn and grow and thrive 
I see a place where a part of me goes to die 
A place I never would have gone into 
Had I known that when I walked out 12 years after I walked in 
I would be nothing more than a cookie cutter  
Identical to everyone around me 
Because that’s what this building does 
I would have cherished my individuality  
If I knew that I would walk out drenched in normality 
Why do the unique children of today turn into the boring lost souls of tomorrow  
I will never understand how I lost what made me, me 
All I know is that I lost the girl I used to be 
I walked in not knowing how to add 2 and 2 
I walked in with color filled shoes and a confident smile ready to make my future a whole lot brighter 
I’m walking out I can solve any calculus, geometry, or algebra question you throw at me 
I’m walking out clothed in grey, wondering if I look okay, wondering if my future is really all they tell me it will be 
I walked into school 12 years ago, wanting to be something great 
I didn’t know that I would walk out 12 years later into a world of hate 
I was a fool to believe that school would be the tool I needed to make my life hold any light 
I was a fool to think, because school made me realize that my future isn't truly that bright