Society owns my block of clay.

They already presume what i'm going to be. Sure another black kid who probably sells weed.

Or perhaps i'm a theif, who steals never earning anything. Wait. Let me stop. Maybe you don't think that of me.

It's only what i see, through my own eyes.

Young men and women walking through these streets selling drugs carrying guns looking like wannabe thugs from a 50 cent movie.

Sigh. 24,526 dollars. Tuition only. 9,466 dollars for housing.

I'm not even accounting for books yet. That's one university.

45 dollar application fee. Non-refunable. So i guess i'm paying for possible rejection right?

Biology major, mollecular and celluar researcher. I want to be the one to find a cure for leukima.

But how do I PAY for it? Wait. society has the answer.

LOANS.

The bank can give you all the money I need, thousands of dollars. Wait. It has a catch intrest will ensue over the years and i'll have to pay back more.

Wait. Scholarships?! but what makes me differnt than thousands of kids applying from them?

Wait. My PARENTS. They aren't rich though or make that much money.

Wait, maybe i can work and got to college, study, and have a social life, and deal with my relationships, and group projects and still worry about money.

Wait. Why? Because tutuion keeps going up.

Wait. So does housing...and books.

So wait how does society want to mold me?

Hold me to owe my money back the rest of my life?

I guess the own my block of clay for now

Wait? Not anymore.