Graduation
From college to knowledge
Do I really wanna graduate anyway?
I mean, I have one year left if I build up stress
And take 18 hours by 2 the next
I could just stay in school forever
Take 3 hours each semester
And live off sally Mae’s dear letters
She sends me mail so often
& I aint gay
But I know she want me
But I know she a gold digger
She only contact me for my money
“Sally I know I aint been answering your calls
But
let me explain… it's because
Times is hard…”
& technically I wont owe you until I get a real job
So call up my dad until then
Cuz I know he like to talk
But yalls conversation might be short
Cuz he aint go to college
Went for one semester
But he is attending another
The one I know im graduating from
Now he’s a barber
And a stocker
And a driver
Plus he give plasma for a living
Man my daddy work so hard
And a degree wont guarantee
That ill have any less jobs
What if when I get out of school
No one hires this crazy fool
Cuz their jobs are all filled up
To the brim of the cup
Almost runeth over
That’s my mind with all this stuff
No clue what I wanna do with my life
But I know God put me here to write
So whether I graduate college or not
I could care less
I just want to graduate life
Then as I walk up the stairs of fluff
Knowing my life was no bluff
Seeing the light
As one hand reached out to grab mine
And the other holding a paper
God hands me my diploma
As he says
Here you go Khadijah Adwoa
Job well done
So glad to say I know you
he turns his head
smiles at his son
Then looks back at me
I smile down at my degree
Tears streaming down my cheeks
I open it and it says
Graduate of Earth University