On the bed in my dorm room I sit alone and contemplate Where am I going to end up? And the answer is “here” I look back and think about where I was I remember holding the paws of my big red dog Rolling around in our big backyard And picking lollipops from under the swing set I remember running through the woods To the little wooden house I would climb to the top Getting splinters on the way up And I would sit for a second Which seemed like forever And then I would run home I remember all the treasures from the woods A stature of a young boy in a pile of leaves A letter that we never received But I did I remember the dandelions Lining the edge of the woods as if guarding it And I remember them closing their buds at night I remember picking them, with no knowledge that they were simply weeds I remember the day my dog ran away Throwing cloths out of my drawers Screaming his name at the top of my lungs My heart beating out of my chest Until my Dad brought him home, safe and sound I remember, then, contemplating his death I decided he would die when I entered high school But I also decided that high school would never happen So my big red dog and I would play forever But I still had to protect him And keep him safe He would come with us everywhere Even to the big house I remember the long car rides The soothing sound of what I later learned was the blinker That lulled me to sleep And my big red dog would sleep too And in my dreams, I dreamt about growing up So right now, here I sit Asking myself where I will end up Well I ended up “here” didn’t I? And that’s when I realized Everything will be fine.