A Poet's Scripts

The Textbook

The textbook.

300 or so thin pages holding

 useless facts that have 

determined the futures of 

at least 20 kids.

The textbook that has experienced years 

of stress,

of anxiety,

of struggling to always

do 

better.

The textbook that has witnessed 

"personal matters" 

that has been a silent witness to 

pain,

tragedy,

and has even been there for a few success moments. 

That one textbook that everyone hates, 

but has been there for literally everyone. 

Has seen so much, but not told a single soul.

Has tried so hard to help you pass that class. 

So if you ever look in that front part of your textbook and see all the names of people who owned it before you, try thinking of their stories. Of how this one book can bring so many different people together.