A/N: Hi people! This is just to let you know that this is a slam poem so it is meant to be read out loud, but doesn't have to. Just keep that in mind as you read it and please review!
So What?
I dream of spectacularly spacious space fill with the stars.
I dream of fighting ferocious fires.
I dream of proudly protecting people with the police.
But so what?
I'm just a kid.
I walk the busy school halls,
Where children abandon all laws.
Where they walk, talk, and do as they please.
Where I'm shoved, mocked, and teased.
But so what?
I'm just a kid.
I'm casually crammed and crushed into my cell of a life.
You tell me to dream big, then stomp on those dreams.
You tell me I can fly and then laugh when I try.
Admit it; you don't want me to be great, just good.
But so what?
I'm just a kid.
I'm not just a kid.
I'm the next generation of this nation.
I'm not Lebron James or Tom Brady.
I'm not James Patterson or Tom Clancy.
I'm something much greater.
I'm me.
I won't settle on just being good.
I want to be great.
I don't want to be a lovingly lost lamb.
This life isn't some scandalous scam.
I won't stop pushing.
I won't stop trying.
My retribution shall deliver a revolution that leads to revelation.
I won't stay in the sick slimy slums of life.
No matter the pain, no matter the strife.
I will always push and I will always strive.
But so what?
I'm just a kid.
A/N: We are learning about slam poems in my creative writing class which means we are going to have to write one so I thought I would get some practice. I have never written like this so any criticism would be much appreciated.