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Late for a Class

When the answer seems
always quite that simple
the answer is never as
easy as that. I know
that the answers are
supposed to mean something
but no one will tell me
what the answers mean.

I don’t know if I have
four hours of classes
today. The teachers
will never tell me in
advance until I am
late for a class and I
am late for somewhere
to quickly go.

I wonder if everyone’s
life is filled with so many
questions. If so
many people are verging on
death or fighting for
basic rights that should
have been given to them
years ago.

I’ll have 10 more minutes
to kill before I’ll be late
for a class I
didn’t know I was
supposed to be in

This
is a story you’ve possibly
heard repeated times
everyday of your life

When do people get
tired of it and fight back?


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