Drowning

Finals are coming up,
grades are being entered
That wave of senior year is
crashing down on me
and I have a confession

I never learnt to swim
So throw me a life vest,
cause I'm falling in the deep end

Prom's coming up
and I'm afraid I won't make it

Graduation, senior dues,
deciding which college to choose,
Endless decisions and reckless provisions
So many traditions
and stupid submissions

Colleges want essays and good scores
But I want to survive to see the age of 20
I want to breathe in the air
of another country
I want to live to see the world
without the crush of debt
crumbling down on my shoulders,
tying a lock to my ankle to drag wherever I roam

Changing my mind a million times
so so so many fines
accepted, declined
So much riding on one sentence
Examining their words with a magnifying glass

Coffee and never sleeping
Homework and never eating
Heartbreak an endless beating
sunken eyes, no feeling

I'm drowning in school
And I never learnt to swim
so throw me a life vest
Cause I might not make it to June sixth