We’re more than just a number
We’re more than just a grade
We’re more than just the ‘outcome’
As we’re measured, probed and weighed
We’re more than sets of data
We’re more than means to ends
We’re more than just receptacles
For all their latest trends
We’re hopes and dreams
And silent screams
We’re love and pain
And sun and rain
We give our heart
We give our art
We nourish, nurture and sustain.
We’re more than just a letter
We’re more than just a test
We’re more than pinpoints on a line
That runs from ‘worst’ to ‘best’
We’re more than someone’s judgment
We’re more than what they think
We’re more than what they rashly write
In streams of scathing ink
With courage, care
And flash and flare
In rainbow light
And spacious night
We give our blood
And through the mud
We proudly march. We stand and fight.
Joshua Seigal
