I was told by you that it is all my fault, and that I must stop getting in your way, but I was never in your way. I never stopped you from loving us. You never loved us to begin with.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, and so I shall after they teach me how to handle a mortgage.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, and so I shall after they teach everyone consent.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, and so I shall after we are not scared of our friends dying in class.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, so I shall after they focus on stress and mental disorders caused by school.

I am told by them that I must get grades, so I shall after I get more than 6 hours of sleep every night.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, so I shall when we are allowed to truly protest at our school.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, so I shall when less teens are diagnosed with depression due to school

I am told by them that I must get good grades, so I shall when the government spends more money on education rather than weapons.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, so I shall after children’s success is more important than a number on a test.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, so I shall when I do not see someone being bullied in the hallways.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, so I shall when women are not harassed and assaulted in school and then ignored.

I am told by them that I must get good grades, but I never shall, because these problems may never be fixed. They will be ignored ike the cries of everyone in the public and private education system. Ignored until the end of the world.

 I am told by everyone who knows that I must forget and so I shall after they start seeing me left behind in the darkness.  I am told by everyone who knows and so I shall after the marks in my arm disappear. I am told by everyone who knows that I must forget and so I shall after I leave the therapist’s office for the last time.  I am told by everyone who knows that I must forget and so I shall after they finally look in my direction and see the tears on my face. 

I am told by everyone who knows that I must forget and so I shall after they start listening to others instead of talking about their own private matters aloud.  I am told by everyone that I must forget and so I shall after they close their mouths and listen to others.  

I am told by everyone who knows that I must forgive and so I shall after they hear what happened after they left me.  I am told by everyone who knows that I must forgive and so I shall after they express their nonexistent sorrow to me; but that shall never happen as long as they are who they are. 

stops biting me every time I start to. I am told by you I must clean the litter box and 

so I shall after I clean up Charlie’s hairballs at 3 AM. I am told by you I must 

clean the litter box and so I shall after you put in clean litter. I am told by you I 

must clean the litter box and so I shall after I do my science homework. I am told 

by you I must clean the litter box and so I shall after I read Scarlet 

Letter. I am told by you I must clean the litter box and so I shall after I cry 

for three minutes and eighteen seconds because Moana bumped me and I 

poured boiling water on my hand. I am told by you I must clean the litter box and so I shall after 

I take a nap because SOMEONE (me) decided to adopted an anxious mainecoon (charlie) that keeps me up all night. 

I am told by you I must clean the litter 

box and so I shall after Charlie learned to keep the litter inside the litter box.