Education Education Education

My mam she fought against her fate When her period was six months late Her parents showed her out of the gate Though inside her there wasn’t hate She then survived upon her wits Single parent on benefits Excluded due to politics To school I went, a quiet student Bullies watched my every movement Without future no investment We were betrayed by Government Grew up awares stayed on my wits Learnt the nightmares avoided hits Others in prayers reduced to bits The teachers thought, the school was hell When truth dawned, from heaven they fell Between silence, they’d loudly yell Whilst willing for the school’s end bell Live without hope is what I learnt Only through fear is respect earnt Lost childhood dreams my future burnt