Poem: Broken Windows, Brighter Futures by Anonymous Student

Part of the Youth Story Campaign

This poem critiques the state of school funding, highlighting the lack of resources and its impact on education. It calls for an investment in students and teachers, emphasizing their potential to shape a brighter future. The student wished to remain anonymous.

Broken Windows, Brighter Futures

Cracked texts, their knowledge worn thin,
Leaky roofs, a constant drip within.
Meager lunches, a carton of white,
Is this the path to a future so bright?
School funding’s a joke, a cruel twist of fate,
Leaving teachers strapped, in a struggling state.
Resources, not duct tape, that’s what we need,
To nurture young minds, plant a flourishing seed.
Invest in their classrooms, their tools and their dreams,
For these are the minds that will chase future’s beams.