Standing in my cap and gown
I look into my bedroom mirror
Today is my Graduation day
I cannot believe that the day is here
It feels like just yesterday I was a freshman
four years seemed so long
Now I am graduating, it is overwhelming
I will soon be walking the stage where I belong
I took my tests, I did my assignments
I made some great friends along the way
I partied hard, I made mistakes
that only prepared me better for this day
I laughed a lot, I cried a lot
I had my heart broken once or twice
I have said "Hello", I have said "Goodbye"
I have taken in lots of advice
I am leaving a place where I grew up
for a world where dreams come true
I may seem calm but I am really scared
I am unsure of what to do
I have the whole world at my feet
I can be anything I want to be
Now is the time to broaden my horizons
and be the best that I can be

As I stare at my bedroom walls full of memories from the past four years
I cannot help but cry
High school has been my life
I am not ready to say goodbye
There is more of the world I have to see
there are opportunities high school has prepared me for
I sneak in a smile as I straighten my cap
then I slowly close my bedroom door

I am sitting at my graduation
I suddenly hear my name
I walk the stage knowing that once I take my diploma
I will never be the same
The applause is getting louder, my classmates are whistling
I feel so much excitement inside
I take my diploma with confidence
and unleash emotions I can no longer hide

As I walk off the stage I see a new view of the world
I realize something new
Now is the time to live my life
to do all the things I have been waiting to do
I look at the people I am graduating with
I know they are all feeling that same way
Knowing that I take a deep breath in and tell myself I will be okay
Moments pass, we are high school graduates
we throw our caps into the air
We hug each other, we jump and scream
as confetti falls on our hair
We join our families who congratulate us
and tell us how proud they are
Happy tears run down everyone's faces
as I stand there feeling like a star.


I dedicate this poem to anyone who has graduated High School/College. With the way things are nowadays it is becoming rare to see people start something and then finish. I didn't finish high school but I went to my friends graduation and I felt so much pride for the ones graduating. It was amazing to see everyone's reactions when the graduation ended. There were tears, relief, shock and over all just happiness. People think graduating is just some lame thing that people do to be perfect and that is not true. Do not let anyone make you feel stupid for wanting to work hard at something. If that something is school, then keep going until the end. Be proud of your education and never stop learning.