I have a test that
I’m not ready for.
So I just begin to study.
I stare at the girl in uniform
but we don’t have these
here. One girl has skull
socks, black and blue and

Four in the morning was never welcome,
but the door was left ajar.
Off to the medics, off to the beds,
to bones of frailty, and zombies for heads.

Some have eyes of silence,
that watch but do not speak.
They keep what they know bottled up inside,
along with a need, their hearts do seek.

Do they see, feel, love, cry?

I didnt want to admit it,
It was easier to lie,
I hid the hurt and emptiness,
To smile instead of cry,
I didnt want to face the fact,
My life is full of pain,
I long to stop my bleeding heart,

It took a lot of work,
Time, and persistence, too,
To achieve the important goal
That you set out to do.

That effort now pays off,
The world now offers more.
To you, new graduate,