Where Is My Tuition Going

By Rebekah Booth

IT IS ONLY 7 P.M.

I WAS GONE FOR MAYBE

TWO HOURS.

HOW IS THERE NO PARKING?

HALF THE CAMPUS GOES TO

LOTS AND GARAGES.

I PAID OVER 

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS

FOR A PASS.

AND YET

THERE IS NO EMPTY SPOT

TO BE FOUND.

I CIRCLE AND CIRCLE AND 

CIRCLE

BUT ALL I FIND IS RESERVED:

HALL DIRECTORS

MAINTENANCE TRUCKS

STAFF 

VISITORS-ONLY

HANIDCAPPED

PAY-TO-PARK—

I PAY TO GO HERE.

I WILL BE IN DEBT FOR YEARS.

AND YET THERE IS

NO SPACE FOR ME HERE.

I WAS ONLY GONE FOR MAYBE

TWO HOURS.

IT’S LIKE YOU WANT ME

TO PARK ILLEGALLY.

By Rebekah Booth