Educated Woman

I left school at an early age,
For horrors I have seen,
If I had had my own way,
That's not the way it would have been.

I'd have had my education,
Without the fear or hate,
But now that all's been said and done,
I know that it was fate.

I like to think I'm smarter,
For all the things I learned,
I like to think I'm stronger,
For the way my life has turned.

It would have been much easier,
To have stayed that way,
But because I left that place,
I'm alive today.

Education is important,
That's true, don't get me wrong,
But make sure that you're happy,
Or the years may seem too long.

poem by Catherine Mancini
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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