Inspired by Fahrenheit 451
By Anonymous 9th grader
Fahrenheit 451, we burn the pages
Authors and readers spat at and berated
Pleather covers covered in soot
Charred are the characters within the book
Who’s to say they aren’t burning too?
In a beautiful flame of red, orange, and blue
Information is crucial
Having it is criminal
I wish to be a criminal
Just like you
Education is tyranny
Corrupt and unnecessary
Yet somehow, somewhat eerily
I still want to learn
I smell of ashes
I’ve burned those pages
The ones I should’ve read
But now you’ve taught me how to think
You’ve taught me independence
Curiosity and reverence
But illegal was that sentence
That overwhelmed my senses
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