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Freshman year: "Creepy-Crusty Freshman" We thought we had it together, but everyone else knew. We were just beginning, We were separate, naive and secluded. Sophomore year: Forgotten students. Not ready for college Yet not a new baby to coddle, We were simple floating and following the beaten path. Junior Year: Most stressful endeavors ACTs, SATs, AP tests Do good they said, Prepare for senior year, "It goes by fast" So do this and do that, but don't do that. Senior Year: Apply for colleges! Don't be late! Meet the deadlines! Senioritis. We wanted it to go by fast and they said it would, and it did. So fast that our last day was March 16th Instead of May 22nd We had no idea that we would never say a proper goodbye, that we would never throw our caps to fly high, that we would never dance to tacky music for the last time at our 'senior prom' We had no idea what senior year would be. But we now know what it was not. It was not easy not simple or complete, straight-forward or whole, Not ordinary and certainly not fair. 2020 Seniors did not get a senior year. We did not get open houses for the masses, Or graduation with peers from our classes. In kindergarten we were told to stand tall and speak up, and chin up. Make friends because they'll be with you your whole school life. One day you will cross the stage with them. But senior year we were told to be quiet, wear a mask. Stay inside, don't say goodbye, good luck on your own. You'll graduate alone.
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Jun 19, 2020
Jun 19, 2020 at 1:53 AM UTC
Whogivesafuck
"The Best Years of Your Life!" (Spoken word)
Freshman year: "Creepy-Crusty Freshman" We thought we had it together, but everyone else knew. We were just beginning, We were separate, naive and secluded. Sophomore year: Forgotten students. Not ready for college Yet not a new baby to coddle, We were simple floating and following the beaten path. Junior Year: Most stressful endeavors ACTs, SATs, AP tests Do good they said, Prepare for senior year, "It goes by fast" So do this and do that, but don't do that. Senior Year: Apply for colleges! Don't be late! Meet the deadlines! Senioritis. We wanted it to go by fast and they said it would, and it did. So fast that our last day was March 16th Instead of May 22nd We had no idea that we would never say a proper goodbye, that we would never throw our caps to fly high, that we would never dance to tacky music for the last time at our 'senior prom' We had no idea what senior year would be. But we now know what it was not. It was not easy not simple or complete, straight-forward or whole, Not ordinary and certainly not fair. 2020 Seniors did not get a senior year. We did not get open houses for the masses, Or graduation with peers from our classes. In kindergarten we were told to stand tall and speak up, and chin up. Make friends because they'll be with you your whole school life. One day you will cross the stage with them. But senior year we were told to be quiet, wear a mask. Stay inside, don't say goodbye, good luck on your own. You'll graduate alone.
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I was so focused on the Ball. I was always told to keep my eyes on the ball. I was ready for it, I was more than ready. The ball came to me fast, spinning in the air, I held the bat tightly. Three Two One Swing. I was watching the ball so long. It flew in the air, pride swelled within me. It was an air-ball, gone in the wind. I was finally achieving what everybody wanted. I watched the ball so long that I didn't notice everybody had packed up and left. I watched the ball so long, I didn't see the virus coming my way, I didn't see masks being put on right in front of my face. I watched the ball so long, I didn't know the game was over. It hadn't even Started and yet we had lost. I had watched the ball too long. I missed everything else.
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Jun 19, 2020
Jun 19, 2020 at 3:21 AM UTC
Whogivesafuck
Life As A Senior In One Game
I was so focused on the Ball. I was always told to keep my eyes on the ball. I was ready for it, I was more than ready. The ball came to me fast, spinning in the air, I held the bat tightly. Three Two One Swing. I was watching the ball so long. It flew in the air, pride swelled within me. It was an air-ball, gone in the wind. I was finally achieving what everybody wanted. I watched the ball so long that I didn't notice everybody had packed up and left. I watched the ball so long, I didn't see the virus coming my way, I didn't see masks being put on right in front of my face. I watched the ball so long, I didn't know the game was over. It hadn't even Started and yet we had lost. I had watched the ball too long. I missed everything else.
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