Ode to the great blue sky
Oh, how I wonder why –
Am I inside
They say “an institute for learning”
With always the yearning
To be outside
The walls feel ever closer
Think I can focus? No, sir.
Trapped inside
The bell rings, time to escape,
Dashing for the door looking like an ape
I am outside
Free
Oh, how I wonder why –
Am I inside
They say “an institute for learning”
With always the yearning
To be outside
The walls feel ever closer
Think I can focus? No, sir.
Trapped inside
The bell rings, time to escape,
Dashing for the door looking like an ape
I am outside
Free
This piece has been published in Teen Ink’s monthly print magazine.
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Lillian
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Melinda L.
~blackrose~
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