College Woes

I always wanted to write my own story

But you wanted to write it for me

I could get my silly degree

(As if six and a half years and a doctorate-

was equivalent to a certificate)

But you knew that when I was done

You would tuck me away

In a home in New Jersey with 2.5 kids

And a dog

You wanted to control my body

Told me that if I would just let you

You could tell me what I would like

You could be my master

I couldn't breath

But I didn't even know I was drowning

But the final bells rang and we went homeTo the holidays and to our families

The cold air hit my face

And I could BREATHE

For the first time in months

I could see the shoreAnd I knew what I had to do

I told you it was meAfraid to hurt you with the truth

But in the end I had to say it

When you wouldn't let me go

I had to make it stop

Scared to be a statistic I always knew

It wasn't me - It was you.