I realized one day as I took a test
Even though I am honest and do my best
There are students who cheat to get ahead
Who break the rules, on morals they tread.
I wondered why this had to be
I really, really wanted to see
If it was possible for students to stop
Illegally making their way to the top.
I realized later it could never end
On grades, on numbers, our lives depend.
If we do not get that perfect score
Our future, our dreams will be no more.
Some students cannot take that chance
To them, schools become a 4-year trance.
They do what they can to make it through
If that includes cheating, its what they do.
They might not even learn a thing
But they’ll graduate with honors, proud as a king.
The other students who just did their best
Will end up average, same as the rest.
I know there is only one way for this to change
Grades must be deleted and courses rearranged.
Students must find their own will to learn
If grades are still intact, that’s the only concern.
Unfortunately, colleges need some type of way
To recognize students, to see who can stay.
But letters and numbers to not define us
The world needs a change, in schools we need trust.
