I've Never Purchased a Yearbook

Wrote this for the Yearbook contest. My time in highschool hasn't been terrible, but I generally haven't enjoyed it. I am, however, thankful for all the good friends I've made along the way.

Eyes torn open in the darkness that is morning
The state in which I will remain
The warm water from the shower is no comfort
A heavy backpack a burden on my back
A metaphor for a troubled mind

The halls are stuffed beyond capacity
The voices and noises surround me
I lose my direction easily
Here where I have never been
Here where I will spend three years till the end

The sun and moon exchange places in the sky
1,095 days and nights
Every year I meet more and more people
Every year I meet and lose more and more friends
Every year I realize how depressing this town is

A new yearbook, only eighty dollars, or so I'm told
Everyone tells me I should buy one, so I can remember
So I can look back and smile and laugh
But what's so funny about being depressed every day?
The good times I've had will remain with me always
I don't need a goddamn book to remind me

The walls hug me tightly, refusing to let go
Suffocated and beaten, tired and drunk
Stoned and crunk, fucked up and in love
Smashed hearts and crushed souls
Everywhere I look there's an emtpy hole

Every day I wake up, ready for it all to end
Waiting for the day I don't have to go to school again

Author's Note

I don't like this too much. I wrote it in about six minutes.

Reviews

[Kierstin]

Parts of it make me wonder why i have bought a yearbook. Very true. Good job :)

[Meredith Leigh]

This is such a neat way to describe a year book, you've got some pretty obvious talent here! Especially if you only wrote it in 6 minutes! Great! Amazing!

- Kriss

[Stephanie]

Six minutes? That's amazing! I absolutely loved it. It is so true for some people who hate high school. I don't hate it but I do understand why some people do. This is raw, real and almost made me cry.

"The walls hug me tightly, refusing to let go
Suffocated and beaten, tired and drunk
Stoned and crunk, fucked up and in love
Smashed hearts and crushed souls
Everywhere I look there's an emtpy hole"

That was the BEST stanza (the one that almost made me cry). Smashed hearts and crushed souls are a sad part of high school. I consider it worth it for the friends we make, but that's just me. Anyways, GREAT job, and good luck in the contest!

[Davlin]

Don't be too hard on yourself, this was excellent. I think you nailed what high school's like and I'm so glad I never have to go back again. S**t...now I just feel old. Still, kudos.

[Rachel]

They would put this in the yearbook with the language? Still, it's so true. It's a total waste of money, my life in highschool is a living hell. There are just way too many idiots in the world.