Graduation Poem ~ Class of 2013

Fall Part II.

 

Without knowing,

I’ve fallen into place

Unexpected friendships made

For such a small campus there is

A largeness

Of minds and hearts

Of people who say ‘yes’ to whatever they undertake

The working mother

Those already with full-time jobs, looking for something more

Those who had taken a class no where else before

The teacher who never gets enough credit

And all those else whose lives have weaved with mine

 

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I smiled, nodded and signed my way to the classroom

Prerequisites, electives, transfer requirements

For the first time

I didn’t call my teacher mother

Or my classmates sister

Deadlines and due dates seared imagined trenches

Into my forehead

I carried a GPA in my backpack

Its weight pushing me down

Pressure I thought I couldn’t bare

 

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