Sitting in a room filled with a thousand girls All nervous and anxious to meet their new futures Whats your name? Whats your major? Normal and only inquiry asked from hesitant lips My surroundings are wavering and changing with every second I am a numberless count Enclosed by hundreds Speak to me heart, and you'll have me Diversity, love and values matching me to my new home The need for belonging after years of rejection I now pledge my heart to you To love for devotion My days are no longer just myriad and empty Laughter mixed with loyalty binds me to you You are not the sun that I orbit But the moon that shines in my darkest hours To accept an invitation among the stars is to join a constellation of illuminated descendants that watch over and protect