The System is Rigged

Excellent grades.

Excellent sports records

Excellent leadership qualities.

Excellent personality.

The list goes on and on...

They expect us to be superhuman.

They need us to know what we 

want to become in our lives,

before we even set foot into

highschool.

They leave us scrambling

to become the best

at everything.

No one will stop

until they reach the finish line.

But, the pressure,

is what stops us from moving forward.

The weight of the world on our shoulders.

Yet, we still are human.

We still must smile and be polite.

But, good isn't good enough.

Excellence is the only bench mark.

Otherwise, how are we going to 

get into brand-name schools?

How will we build our lives?

How will we ever learn to value

ourselves?

We won't.

Because the system is rigged.