Graduation
I had been in bed for hours already, when I awoke suddenly. And I'm not sure why. I never do that. Maybe it was anticipation of the coming days events. I'm not sure. But I would just like everyone to know that I love you all dearly. And I would not like to have taken this wild ride with anyone else than these 127 people. You all mean the world to me and you will always hold a special place in my heart, as the Class of 2004.
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Somewhere b e t w e e n the procrastination
And the homework
And the incessant forwards
And the friendships
And the nasty cafeteria food
And the calls to each other complaining about crushes & boyfriends
Somewhere b e t w e e n the phone calls to old friends
And the "I miss you's"
And the "I love you's"
And the "What are we doing tonight's?"
And somewhere b e t w e e n all of the changing; growing..
Somewhere b e t w e e n the classes
And the skipping classes
And the studying for tests
And the pretending to study for tests
And the downright NOT studying for tests..
I forgot.
I forgot what High School is all about.
I forgot what it meant to cry
I forgot that pretending to be happy doesn't make you happy.
And that pretending to be smart doesn't make you smart.
I forgot that you can't just forget the past in fear of the future.
I forgot that you can't control falling in love
And that you can't make yourself fall in love.
I learned that I can love.
I learned that it's okay to mess up
And it's okay to ask for help
And it's okay to feel like CRAP.
I learned it's okay to complain and whine to all your friends
I learned that sometimes the things you want the most you just can't have.
I learned that the greatest thing about high school isn't the parties
Or the DRINKING or the hook-ups..
It's the friendships, which means taking chances.
I learned that sometimes the things we want to forget are the
things which we most need to talk about.
I learned that letters from friends are the most important thing.
But, basically, I just learned that my friends
Both o l d and n e w
Are the most important people to me in the world.
And without them, I wouldn't be who I am today.
So this is a thank you to all of my friends
For always being there and I love you.
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i could have missed the pain.. but i'd of had to miss the dance...
tomorrow's going to come too soon....
here's to nights we felt alive....
these are the days.. live it up..
it's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.... c/o 2004
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Somewhere b e t w e e n the procrastination
And the homework
And the incessant forwards
And the friendships
And the nasty cafeteria food
And the calls to each other complaining about crushes & boyfriends
Somewhere b e t w e e n the phone calls to old friends
And the "I miss you's"
And the "I love you's"
And the "What are we doing tonight's?"
And somewhere b e t w e e n all of the changing; growing..
Somewhere b e t w e e n the classes
And the skipping classes
And the studying for tests
And the pretending to study for tests
And the downright NOT studying for tests..
I forgot.
I forgot what High School is all about.
I forgot what it meant to cry
I forgot that pretending to be happy doesn't make you happy.
And that pretending to be smart doesn't make you smart.
I forgot that you can't just forget the past in fear of the future.
I forgot that you can't control falling in love
And that you can't make yourself fall in love.
I learned that I can love.
I learned that it's okay to mess up
And it's okay to ask for help
And it's okay to feel like CRAP.
I learned it's okay to complain and whine to all your friends
I learned that sometimes the things you want the most you just can't have.
I learned that the greatest thing about high school isn't the parties
Or the DRINKING or the hook-ups..
It's the friendships, which means taking chances.
I learned that sometimes the things we want to forget are the
things which we most need to talk about.
I learned that letters from friends are the most important thing.
But, basically, I just learned that my friends
Both o l d and n e w
Are the most important people to me in the world.
And without them, I wouldn't be who I am today.
So this is a thank you to all of my friends
For always being there and I love you.
----
i could have missed the pain.. but i'd of had to miss the dance...
tomorrow's going to come too soon....
here's to nights we felt alive....
these are the days.. live it up..
it's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.... c/o 2004