are you happy though?

school taught me

• mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
• don't ask teachers why you have to learn their subjects
• if someone asks you "how are you" you answer good
• (even if you aren't)

crayons taught me

• i like dandelion yellow and turquoise blue together
• scarlet is a pretty color
• things are made for sharing
• if you break a crayon more people can use it
• its okay to color outside the lines

when you get bigger they take your crayons away

and

they give you a #2 pencil and a scantron test instead

they take away the coloring books and give you textbooks

they draw a line and say

DO NOT CROSS

and then because they think you don't understand

 they bend closer to you and say

color inside the lines

so if you don't mind

id like my crayons back.

i think i'd like to give coloring outside the lines a try.