The Institution On The Hill

My experience of high school... but this can be about any institution. Mine just happened to be at the top of a big hill.

I left you there 

Six years ago 

There abouts, there abouts 

I ran out of there

Telling myself, "It's over!" "It's over!" "It's over!"

Over and over again 

Because the sheep had finished bleeting 

And the groups had finished forming 

And I thought I'd see the morning 

Shining through 

From the other side 

You let me go 

Half a decade ago 

If you want to get sentimental 

I was allowed to leave the sheltered nest 

In search of truth and happiness 

I said goodbye 

To the institution on the hill

And the world was awful sunny at first 

I figured that I had seen the worst 

I made some friendships 

I found some love 

But it's not that simple 

It wasn't good enough 

Because people were still cheating 

Boys were still deceiving 

And I was still believing 

All the lies 

From the other side 

Those girls and boys 

Now women and men 

They still have a place 

Inside my head 

Who am I?

To keep them there 

Locked inside 

Why do I still care?

Because on is what they're moving 

New choices they are choosing 

And energy I am losing 

To this waste of time 

From the other side 

I'm writing now 

Today of all days 

Looking back at those institutionalised days 

If I could go back there 

Would I go back there ?

Would anything have changed?

It makes me wonder 

Do people really change?

I'm writing because I cannot sing 

It's my only means of expression 

If I could go back to that institution 

It may not be that hard to forgive 

I think I'll add that to my bucket list 

I think that I'll move forward 

Try to forget about before 

Let the truth be washed up on the shore 

Just accept that those days are gone 

I realise 

That I made it through to the other side 

Author's Note

Dedicated to Sacred Heart College

Reviews

[Glen Yumang Manese]

I liked the theme and the development again in this one..you take us as a reader into your world...and express the moments, which capture you in words...as you say you can not sing...but yet you are in essence doing so with the establishment of the verse...clear and present in detail of what the meaning is to move on in life...

[khalid]

i have really enjoyed reading this great work. it is very nice in the images as well as the words picking. it sounds so sad but at the same time it gives lessons to th reader. and yes, people can change if thy really wanted to change. if the have real will to change. change never go to person by itself, the person must go pick the change if wants. it is very nice to be still loyal to a place you have studid at. thank you