This was a collaborative poem that LinkZelda and I both worked on. I started it out, and we alternated in verses. LinkZelda's are in bold.
I don't know what to do
If I don't help he'll be through
If he doesn't get an A
He won't have a place to stay
I'm just another fool
Dropping out of High School
To stay in I need to take a test
After that screw the rest
I'm about as sharp as a ball
But I don't need brain when I can brawl
I can just copy this geek
She's smart but weak
I don't if I can pull this off without getting caught
I really don't want to be another one he's fought
If I don't let him ace this test
He'll beat even though, violence I detest
School don't prepare me for life;
Like buying a house with my future wife
I ain't letting some dumb test tell me no
I'll get what I need, however I need to yo
So don't judge me when I'm cheatin'
Man, is that really a sin?
I really don't care about the pain
This really isn't fair and there's nothing to gain
He could've gotten the grades if he would study
To think I help him like a good buddy
I'm not helping anymore
I'm through fighting in this pathetic war
She likes to think she has a choice
But I can stop her using her voice
You're meant to have a high IQ
Now conform to me before I break you
You can be smart if you tried
But you only sat and lied
If sick of this, I'm really through
I really don't care what you do
I'll smash you to the ground;
No piece of you will be found
Either way you'll get beat
So why not let me cheat?
You don't understand it's not fair
You really don't even care
I struggle to get good grades every day
You only do what you want and disobey
I don't understand? You don't understand
My life as a thug it ain't so grand
I'm not afraid to break the rules
Because I hang out with a bunch of fools
They need some aid
To get a passing grade
I want to avoid this mad system
That's why if you refuse I'll start hittin'
I don't wanna earn money by doing crime
I wanna get paid for the time;
The amount of hours I do
If you stop me I'll kill you.
Hit me all you want
All it will do for you is haunt
You'll wonder if it was worth it
Soon you'll meet your limit
This abuse you will put me through
I will find a way to eschew
You will not corrupt my mind
I don't give a crap if you gotta do time
I don't care anymore
Helping you is something I've grown to abhor
This doesn't have to be the end
Just study hard and you will transcend
I don't give a crap about your fantasy
You think you can mess with me?
I'm copying from you anyway
After that, I'll make you pay
And here's how I'll do it:
I'll drop you in under a minute
I weigh 200 pounds
Against me you'll last less than 2 rounds
You'll die, yeah that's your fate
I'll hit you so hard you disintegrate
And if you get someone to protect you
I'll beat them too
I'll just avoid you, yeah you'll see
That I'll just be another absentee
Don't you worry, I'll take the exam
I am not falling for you pathetic little scam
I will no longer be pushed around
I'll be another one you'll track down
Oh but the attempt will be futile
I only stay around for a short while
Because I'm so sly and slick
Your actions are truly making me sick
I cannot believe you really think you can win
I'll be the one feeling proud; all you feel is chagrin
I tried to help you, but now I don't care
You will not cheat off of me; that I do swear
B6 is where I'm sitting
The clock for the test starts ticking
You're next to me; test paper in sight
I can copy everything you write
You've studied so the test is easy
I copy your answer of 0.3
This test is easy, eh?
I'm getting an easy A
My row will be dismissed before yours
So I'll be waiting outside the doors
I'm a real brain
That's something even a real con artist can feign
I grabbed two tests off the stack
I glance at you as you're starting to yak
About how you're gonna get an ace
I almost scream that you're a disgrace
We sit down and time begins
I see you carry out more sins
You copy the test with the wrong solution
You used my little test as your own substitution
When you’re done you become a castle in the air
I hurriedly finish working on my spare
When the test is done
You've thought you won
I sneak outside
And try to hide my pride
2 months pass after the test
Bragging that I've done the best
I open the results and see I've failed
I feel like my life just detailed
Or it would do if it was a train
Outside it starts to rain
Raining like the tears rolling down my eye
I should be mad yet I cry
Thinking of suicide 'cause I got nowhere to go
Should've listened when you said "No"
It's making a 200 lb tank break down
While you take the glory; they give you the crown
You're the winner
But I'm a sinner
I want to hit you but instead I cry
I can't hold the tears back no matter how hard I try
The thoughts of breaking you in my mind
Breaking me up inside
You'll get married and have a family
There ain't nothing for a loser like me
I see how the news destroys you
I knew it was something you'd instantly rue
Please try and understand
I tried to lend you a hand
You could've hat it all
All you wanted to do was brawl
You could’ve earned the upper hand
All you did was demand
If you tried you would be set
Now all you ever do is fret
If you listened you'd succeed
All you had in mind was greed
You can retake your test
You can do it; you be impressed
If you study you'll go far
You can shine brighter than the north star
Retaking the test won't give me back what I lost
You have no idea what all this cost
There's nothing left inside my body
There ain't no salvation for me
I'm not human, I'm a disgrace
I hate looking in the mirror and seeing my face
I wish I never wanted to brawl
Now I just want to end it all
You'll never understand
For you, everything is so grand
First my father dying now this test
When's life giving me a rest?
Why should I believe
When there's nothing I can achieve?
My life may seem grand
You probably think I have the upper hand
Grades are the only thing important to me
All I ever wanted was to get a degree
To be the first in my family to be someone
I even stayed up until the midnight sun
To get to where I stand
No one in my family would ever understand
They just wanted me to sell
At first I thought, hey that'd be swell
Get money so easily
Something they would guarantee
I realized that it'd never work
I'd just be a jerk
Everyone knows you can't go far
Stuck behind a row of metal bars
I figured I could roll in serious dough
Getting good grades ain't easy though
Don't you get it? I took this test before
The mark I got was 4
I was hoping you could help me through it all
Now all I do is sit and bawl
Now my life ain't going nowhere
I'm hated even by my teddy bear
I could understand why you wouldn't cry
If one day I decide to die
See that's what I've done
I hope your future is fun
I hope you're life goes well
Because I'm going to Hell.
Why would God want a bum who hangs around with a gang?
So I'm pulling the trigger. Bang!