Getting the Grade
By Stellar84

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This poem belongs to me, Emily.  All rights reserved.  Please,
no duplicating, copying, or distribution without my consent.
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     Once before it used to be
     A grade was just a grade
     It didn't matter what you got
     Whether it a C, a B, or A

     Once before it used to be
     No that no one really cared
     For a C was still average
     And average was only fair

     Once before it used to be
     That trying was just enough
     And it didn't matter what you scored
     For the courses were hard and tough

     But now these days, it's not the same
     You can't be simply pleased
     With a GPA of 3.4
     It must be high to then appease

     Pressure now is high and sure
     The push to get the grade
     To get that unweighted 4.0
     And with it, you have it made

     For those who indeed get the grade
     Doors are open wide
     Colleges to them send mail
     And ignore the others who truly tried

     And where are the opportunities
     For those who just can't see
     For those who simply try so hard
     But can't get higher than a 'lowly' B

     Since when did we become this way
     Where a C was not a C
     Where a B means you're hardly smart enough
     And an A is not what it's meant to be

     I wish there was something I could do
     To change this awful mess
     But I can only stand and watch
     And hope for what is best