My world revolves around school 
It revolves around when my next test is and when my assignment is due 
Some days I spend more time at school than I do in my own home 
It’s hard to balance 
Eight-hour school day, 
At least a three-hour extracurricular, 
Hours and hours of homework every night, 
Keeping up with friendships, 
Family issues 
When do I get time to just be a teenager? 
Is it really so bad that I turn in a few assignments late just to have time for myself? 
I feel like I'm constantly drowning is schoolwork 
Like I can never catch my breath 
All of my time is spent studying or catching up on assignments 
And forget weekends  
Those are spent doing homework too 
I tell myself that it will all be worth it one day 
That each test, each assignment is preparing me for what comes next 
But I don’t even know what comes next 
They say school is meant to prepare students for the future 
But what if you don’t know what the future looks like? 
For now I will keep working hard 
On these pointless tests thrown at me 
And these assignments promising me that if complete, a bright future is ahead 
With the hope that soon, I will get a moment to catch my breath