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Fuck you
for giving me work that I
have no time to finish,
because I need extracurriculars to impress the colleges
you tell me I won't get into.
Fuck you for hating your job
almost as much as I hate coming here,
(and for using every opportunity to let us know that).
It's not condusive to my education
to shit-talk in the teachers' lounge.
It's not condusive to my education
to make me take a test on something
you never explained,
and expect me to get an A.
So,
fuck you.
Fuck you for becoming a teacher
when you hated school more than I do,
And instead of comforting the trembling child
who has faced that bully one too many times,
you become the bully
because you never got the chance.
Fuck you for making me cry myself to sleep
because all my work is due tomorrow
and I feel stifled and stuck
i can't do it.
And you don't even care.
Fuck you for not letting me pee,
and not letting me stretch,
and not letting me raise my hand when I
have a question.
But I'm sure you'll explain it later,
and answer the exact question I had
(without me even asking it)
because you are the omnicient "teacher";
Fuck you for not explaining it later.
And most of all,
Fuck you
For not allowing any of these words to travel
from my brain,
to my mouth,
to you,
because I need you to write
my college reccommendation letter,
and I can't have you thinking
I hate you.