Commencement
A solitary day
One I never thought would come
The halls
Bleak and dreary
Will no longer be mine
The familiar faces
The teachers
Both good and bad
Will no longer be there for me
So eager to escape
I forgot to live
In the moment
To enjoy these four years
Now I'm escaping
As I drag my fingers down the lockers
My eyes wander
As I see the room I met my best friend
The teacher I so adored
The places I cried while stressed
The places I rejoiced
All these memories
Come flooding into my brain
Suddenly
I am awakened to reality
To the freshmen
Running and screaming down the hall
My only wish
Is that they realize
How special this time is
And how fast time goes by
Soon enough they will walk in my shoes
Out of the double glass doors
That greet the school
Down the marble steps
In that long white gown
Across the stage
Looking at the hundreds of smiling faces
As I receive my diploma
And walk away
In my beat-up Sperry's
To commence my future