Reaching

Stretching despite curves

extending reins, influence

as maker, bridges

Progress

Higher scores, high worth

progressing for progress’s sake

school isn’t real life

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For thrill of the high
seeker, on elevator
shooting up above

Creeps uncertainty

as the dark clouds overhead

where two roads diverge

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Up above so high

lifeless concrete guarding lives

for the people, by

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