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Schooled In Hard Knock Sufferance

Schooled in hard knock sufferance... - soulful scribe matt er fact - seeks solemn sanctuary Despite always pledging allegiance to the flag academic performance traced, narrated, graphed... unfavorable zigzag vertical lined spikes across x-axis and y-axis displayed dramatically sharper increased crag when promoted one grade to the next how comprehension did lag attributed to allocating, dag gone nabbit budgeting, crafting... productive time usage, plus an affirmative nod, whereby yours truly did lallygag evincing object lesson procrastination study habits shucked off cuz mum did nag obfuscation regarding illegible note taking I moost definitely haint gonna brag. Deplorable curriculum vitae not hearty and hale equals pathetic academic performance now displeases me, yours truly did wanna fail no matter parents told me, I got smarts severe psychological dissonance affected this male in retrospect,... a tell tale sign everyday existence arduous, horrendous, perilous... lifelong struggle analogous to quail caught between cross hairs tis pointless foregone opportunities... assail self pointless, hence no surprise metaphor locked within jail. Report cards highlighted plethora weaknesses bred teachers exhausted markers especially black red spent small fortune replacing regarding this jughead, who practically proved deficiencies prevailed within his head arising and undoubtedly stead dully contributing living antisocially he approximated being gratefully dead. Search for acceptance during harrow wing during formative years absolute zero earning michelin equivalent laughing stock, where mummified pharaoh each arose out sarcophagus (cue Thriller - Michael Jackson), a hero cash equalling cow Jackson 5 era before disgraced pedofile, now keeps company with Nero roman around within underworld plus disembodied spirit Clarence Darrow, who scopes, karaokes, moonwalks... with monkeys. Sundry dead souls heave pens, gogol, and trumpet like Donald duck, their afterlife I envy mingling sui generis versus yours truly down on his luck dismal flying colors analogous to mire and muck no man iz an island, yours truly isthmus squeezing thru narrow passing lane, this bummer doth aimlessly truck this late bloomer summoning forth long suppressed pluck.

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