halfway started, halfway finished.

day by day,
rising up and dreading the early morning.
night by night,
rejoicing the finished homework by 11:59 pm.

looking beyond the lectures, busy hallways, quiet libraries, and slamming lockers.

so many memories,
each one a treasury.
remembering every beautiful and bitter detail,
just barely gripping onto the back of our brains.

waking up in new state with the people you hold dearest.
creating anecdotes to tell your family back home.
from sitting around a smoky campfire,
telling stupid stories that we will soon forget.
to rolling down mountains of crystal white sand,
sand that closely resembles an abundance of fluffy snow.

so many opportunities,
all in different communities.
realizing passions and setting goals,
as if we will someday fulfill them.

just yesterday,
hands and voice trembling during presentation.
today,
confident and secure.

we're only getting older.
each day bringing new experiences.

we're only getting wiser.
learning from the people who broke us.
growing from the friends that help us.

we're only getting richer.
not in the sense of money but in the sense of knowledge.
a thriving thirst to learn that just keeps on growing.

we're only getting bolder.
figuring out who we want to become.

not willing to let go of the past.
not ready for what the future holds.