Out of reach

... if reading that makes one person question their world for one moment then my life may have been worthwhile. (Who said that? Anyway, if it's not original, I agree with whoever said it first!)

I've always wondered about school - they're always brainwashing us. When I was in my first couple of years in highschool I always had the greatest expectations of myself as I wanted to go to Oxford uni to study creative writing. I was always told I'd never get there so eventually I gave up trying. Even gave up writing for a while after I was told it's pointless. (Until ofc I realised it really isn't for me.) Now all I do is pass the class as opposed to excelling because it's all I need to. Meh, what I'm trying to say through all my babble is that I understand where you're coming from & it really is heart-breaking.

It doesn't need to be that way - I hope that's the real point of this poem. I think the good news is that you only need to compete with yourself. Every journey begins with a single step(exciting isn't it) perhaps the hard part for most people is having the courage to launch that first foot into the unknown when people all around are shaking their heads. As long as your actions don't intentionally hurt others then always try to go with your heart, Arryn - most times it knows best.

Thanks 4 sharing this, it's a great write;) But for me, it was opposite in school... I guess my self esteem was torn up 4rm years of torment by other kids, what the teachers said 2 me didnt make me feel like i could achieve n e thing.. I messed up myself, by listening 2 bullies... Sad, huh? But Im better now;)