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Shackled ‘till graduation, free ‘till death
We’re born, we grow up and then we die. Growing up is the hardest part; I had elementary school, middle school, high school and soon I will have college. Even then, life was hard. We’re all in shackles, whether we know how to break them or not. It’s the same routine every day, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week for an entire lifetime. Blah blah blah. Wake up, eat, get ready, school, home, homework, work and life. It’s all the same. We’re not entirely free until we’re dead. Nobody even cares unless you’re dead or pretty anyways. So quit wasting your time. My life as I know it is like one big prison and then again, so is school. I was born, I’m growing up and I’m still not dead. I’m alive, but not free. I’m a robot, doing the same thing over and over and over again. My life in a nutshell; I was born, I learned, I grew and grew and grew some more. People shouldn’t have to go through what I’ve gone through. In another nutshell, I’ve learned from mine and other’s mistakes. I am shackled ‘till graduation, free ‘till death. Are you? It’s up to you to decide. Remember this though; we are all shackled in our own way.
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