I have written much of my poetry over the last 3 years. This poem I wrote one night thinking how difficult it can be going back to school. I have a bachelors degree in social work already but I wanted another degree that was more practical. I thought about computer science and how that seemed useful. But it seemed like many colleges didn’t have enough financial aid. Maybe it was the time of year I was trying to go back? Or maybe… I don’t want to say it… is it because I am a woman?? And those pesky men didn’t like the prospect of a woman in their “area”? Who knows so I changed my degree to accounting and got financial aid at a different school but since then I have changed my major to criminal Justice. What now?? Hahaha. Here is the poem that I wrote to those colleges! But don’t tell them!
TRYING TO GET IN
I once wondered if my self-worth was worth a penny.
So I decided to ask society
Because that is the worth that was deemed for a penny.
So I went to a learning institution
And I was shunned
for having a thought
that wasn’t bought
In the way, they thought
was acceptable for a woman
to be quiet, without a voice
and stay at home without a choice.
So I went to the bottle of self-worth.
That is accepted by society is the clear winner
without, of course, being a sinner.
So many bottles which one do I choose?
Oh, but I am a woman so education says that I already lose.
I guess I didn’t buy the right bottle 1st
before showing up to carry their hearse.
For all of the men who are too light on their feet
how do I get in? Who do I beat?
I guess I have to be twice as good as the next man
Oh, but I think I already am
A penny for your thought?
By Margaret Leora Workman; Warponie Art
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