Numbers and Letters

We live in a world that defines everything
By numbers and letters
Where worth can be seen
But not proven
Without the desired numbers and letters
Where no college will look at me
Without the right letters on some paper
Or the proper numbers on a transcript
Where I’ll never be seen as beautiful
Without the right letters on my chest
Or numbers on the scale
Where my voice won’t be heard
Without pleasing letters on a tuner
Or numbers within a certain decibel range
Where we've carved letters and numbers
Into our skin
In protest
But all it does is create a statistic
Another number in how many of us they've broken