A lot passes
By in your school years.
Crying, learning, laughing,
Detention, suspension,
Expulsion.
Failures as common as successes.
Good friends turn to strangers.
Hallways turn to home.
Ice grows in your soul.
Just hold on,
Keep pushing.
Love like you never believed you could.
Make mistakes; good and bad choices.
Never look back.
Of all the things you gain, that one ticket from
Pushing the speed limit is the least important.
Quit worrying, find people to
Reassure you; it’s going to be okay.
Soon, this journey will be over.
Then, you hop in cars and head to
Universities where you’ll be more
Vulnerable than ever before. But here and now. This is
Where you’ll find true friends.
Xtreme as it may sound, here
You will earn your stripes, like a
Zebras: bold and well deserved.