Life Is Not a Letter
When the scores don't shift your way
Lift your head from the dismay
Never let your heart grow sore
You have a future to adore
A digit doesn't define your smile
Or how you run the extra mile
A number couldn't hold your mind
Or all the treasure you will find
A grade hasn't changed your fate
Give yourself a chance to wait
To ponder the wonders of thinking through
To find an answer that works for you
Ease from the mental battle
Allow your body to settle
Take a breath nice and steady
Tomorrow morning you will be ready
Your mind is quirky in a beautiful way
A quiet place for you to stay
It will never be the same as your mates
For we all have different lives on our plates
A list of letters could never see
Who you are and who you'll be
So raise your chin and may tears be few
Paper can't capture the things you'll do
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