nobody prepared me to graduate into an an abyss
they said get a degree it's all you need
but they didn't warn me of this
i followed all the steps,
passed all the tests,
scored all good grades,
but still i'm afraid there is something i missed
21 years
21 years my whole life's lead here
now i hear
find a real job, start a career
yet i fear i'm nowhere near this ideal
feel like nothing is real
or something's amiss
and i really believed i could achieve this dream
clung to a fantasy called expectation
a fantastic dedication that all
falls
falls
falls
apart
in a violent eradication
upon graduation
how bitter
of naivety to reminisce
to sobriety and variety
and illusionment before dis-