The Journey

Twelve years ago
the class of 2015
started the journey
of a lifetime together
we were sent off to school
with brand-new backpacks
waiting to be filled
bright eyes
and eager smiles

We clambered into classrooms
arms wide open
with endless potential

We daydreamed
of what we would grow up
to be
doctors and firemen
astronauts and dancers

And through the years
each challenge,
success
and even failure,
was a new lesson
tucked carefully into our backpacks
The experiences we carried through this journey
have molded us
into the people we are today
athletes and artists
scholars and musicians

We put in the work
and took some...
well-deserved breaks
but everything so far
has led up to this
right now

So here we are
being sent off
into the world
Our backpacks now well-worn
from the places
we have already been
filled to the brim
with the knowledge
we have acquired
along the way

And we will step surely off this stage
bright eyes
Eager smiles
arms wide open
with endless potential


By Nicole LaFond