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I’m a Student | Zoe Pertiwi | TEDxJCUCairns


[Applause]

[Applause] hi I’m a student I’m sorry if I struggle

hi I’m a student I’m sorry if I struggle

hi I’m a student I’m sorry if I struggle to communicate dictators who have sealed

to communicate dictators who have sealed

to communicate dictators who have sealed my fate forced me only to dissect and

my fate forced me only to dissect and

my fate forced me only to dissect and disintegrate until only the bones and

disintegrate until only the bones and

disintegrate until only the bones and broken skin of what once was poetry is

broken skin of what once was poetry is

broken skin of what once was poetry is left in my wake my lungs infused with

left in my wake my lungs infused with

left in my wake my lungs infused with ink and my veins riddled with graphite

ink and my veins riddled with graphite

ink and my veins riddled with graphite the entirety of my life decided before

the entirety of my life decided before

the entirety of my life decided before I’ve even been allowed to try hi I’m a

I’ve even been allowed to try hi I’m a

I’ve even been allowed to try hi I’m a student depression and anxiety root

student depression and anxiety root

student depression and anxiety root themselves into my mind like a cancer

themselves into my mind like a cancer

themselves into my mind like a cancer forcing me to believe that suicide is

forcing me to believe that suicide is

forcing me to believe that suicide is the only answer encompassing my brain

the only answer encompassing my brain

the only answer encompassing my brain like barbed wire are not designed to

like barbed wire are not designed to

like barbed wire are not designed to keep the world out but designs keep me

keep the world out but designs keep me

keep the world out but designs keep me in deemed a burden by those who wish for

in deemed a burden by those who wish for

in deemed a burden by those who wish for me to be artificially intelligent hi I’m

me to be artificially intelligent hi I’m

me to be artificially intelligent hi I’m a student encased in a narrow-minded

a student encased in a narrow-minded

a student encased in a narrow-minded dome set a light and left to burn as

dome set a light and left to burn as

dome set a light and left to burn as they hope I’ll be reborn into something

they hope I’ll be reborn into something

they hope I’ll be reborn into something more pure living like the uphills and

more pure living like the uphills and

more pure living like the uphills and mountains of the down hills of trenches

mountains of the down hills of trenches

mountains of the down hills of trenches my brain treated like a toy battered and

my brain treated like a toy battered and

my brain treated like a toy battered and bruised puppet masters who know exactly

bruised puppet masters who know exactly

bruised puppet masters who know exactly which threads to pull make me dance for

which threads to pull make me dance for

which threads to pull make me dance for the sole purpose of moving as my

the sole purpose of moving as my

the sole purpose of moving as my individuality is erased

individuality is erased

individuality is erased much like the mistakes which I’m told I

much like the mistakes which I’m told I

much like the mistakes which I’m told I constantly make my mind meant to be a

constantly make my mind meant to be a

constantly make my mind meant to be a bottomless abyss in which the system can

bottomless abyss in which the system can

bottomless abyss in which the system can continue to shovel it’s never-ending

continue to shovel it’s never-ending

continue to shovel it’s never-ending supply of in stuck living in a

supply of in stuck living in a

supply of in stuck living in a world that’s terrified of the word

world that’s terrified of the word

world that’s terrified of the word different I wait to join the slowly

different I wait to join the slowly

different I wait to join the slowly flowing ocean of mindless Wanderers

flowing ocean of mindless Wanderers

flowing ocean of mindless Wanderers desperate to fall off the edge of the

desperate to fall off the edge of the

desperate to fall off the edge of the earth who gravitate away from concepts

earth who gravitate away from concepts

earth who gravitate away from concepts like love and happiness believing that

like love and happiness believing that

like love and happiness believing that they show no worthiness instead seeing

they show no worthiness instead seeing

they show no worthiness instead seeing everything as an invitation for their

everything as an invitation for their

everything as an invitation for their condemnation I sit waiting for their

condemnation I sit waiting for their

condemnation I sit waiting for their verification those who can find me

verification those who can find me

verification those who can find me behind metal bars made of criteria who

behind metal bars made of criteria who

behind metal bars made of criteria who tell me the mass and signs simply aren’t

tell me the mass and signs simply aren’t

tell me the mass and signs simply aren’t my areas I try to go off myself into a

my areas I try to go off myself into a

my areas I try to go off myself into a place where society will never hear me

place where society will never hear me

place where society will never hear me because it’s far simpler for the world

because it’s far simpler for the world

because it’s far simpler for the world to ignore problem than it cannot see as

to ignore problem than it cannot see as

to ignore problem than it cannot see as they vomit their apathy onto me and my

they vomit their apathy onto me and my

they vomit their apathy onto me and my life I attempt to mop it up with empty

life I attempt to mop it up with empty

life I attempt to mop it up with empty promises and endless sacrifice exchange

promises and endless sacrifice exchange

promises and endless sacrifice exchange they’re cruel criticism for a chance at

they’re cruel criticism for a chance at

they’re cruel criticism for a chance at redemption hi I’m a student and no that

redemption hi I’m a student and no that

redemption hi I’m a student and no that does not mean that I am plasticine which

does not mean that I am plasticine which

does not mean that I am plasticine which you can mold into whoever society needs

you can mold into whoever society needs

you can mold into whoever society needs me to be

me to be

me to be you cannot pollute my mind the same way

you cannot pollute my mind the same way

you cannot pollute my mind the same way you polluted my earth hi I’m a student

you polluted my earth hi I’m a student

you polluted my earth hi I’m a student but also a human not an ATM machine

but also a human not an ATM machine

but also a human not an ATM machine I refuse to attempt to live off the

I refuse to attempt to live off the

I refuse to attempt to live off the debris which you leave from me you

debris which you leave from me you

debris which you leave from me you cannot expect me to stay silent and make

cannot expect me to stay silent and make

cannot expect me to stay silent and make way for your animosity hi I’m a student

way for your animosity hi I’m a student

way for your animosity hi I’m a student not simply another senseless consumer so

not simply another senseless consumer so

not simply another senseless consumer so political power brokers screw your raise

political power brokers screw your raise

political power brokers screw your raise of 7.5% and keep your hands off of my

of 7.5% and keep your hands off of my

of 7.5% and keep your hands off of my future

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