Life After College

Life passes you by in the blink of an eye.

One day your turning 15 a sophomore in high school.

Next your dealing with life as a 22 y/o adult.

You just graduated college wondering what comes next.

You search and search hoping for that dream job.

All you get back is "sorry we chose another candidate"

As you go through this process of life you wonder,

Were there any opportunities I missed.

Did I join enough clubs?

Will I ever get to pursue radio again?

Are my friends doing better than I am?

Did I waste too much time on drama?

Did I do everything I possibly could while in school?

Now the semester has started back up.

Sadness falls upon me knowing I won't be returning.

Seeing everyone post and having a good time.

Jealous of how they still have a year or two left.

Those were my thoughts and then it hit me.

I get to spend time figuring out life and work.

What works for me and what doesn't,

without my head being buried into a textbook.

I'm experiencing new, exciting, and scary things.

Freedom, bills, love, and raising a pup.

In life there is going to be change and struggle.

You most likely won't get that dream job right away.

If your patient and work hard it will come.

You might just have to work a crappy one first.

It's unpredictable where we'll all end up.

I'm moving into a new place and I'm excited.

Start a real life in a new apartment with the one I love.

It's scary at first realizing how experience life is.

This is what has to happen and I'm ready for the obstacles to come with this next adventure.

I'm now longer that 15 y/o sitting in 5th period English.

I'm 22 with my whole life ahead of me figuring out what I really want to do with in life.

It's terrifying, but I know I'll learn some valuable lessons out of what's to come.

I moved away because I had ambitious and dreams.

Also cause where I am now always felt like home.

I know my parents are sad about my distance.

I also know they're proud of me and all I've accomplished so far.

Life throws curve balls, but I know no matter what I have people in my life who care.

That's really all that matters.

No matter how far they all are just a phone call away.

So as I figure out what's next I continue to be positive.

As of now I'm just a 22 y/o with dreams and hopes.

Making something of herself and making the ones I love proud along the way.

This poem is for everyone who supports me.

You know who you are and I'm forever grateful.

Let's be real, I would die to be back at college.

Life isn't always a party, life is real and it's time for me to face the music.