"Inner Conflicts"

Graduation is almost here
And to all the seniors it brings cheer
But on the inside is a conflicting feeling
Because leaving everything and everyone I've known for the past four years isn't so appealing.

Less than two weeks until my final day
And a part of me wishes I could stay
But why would I not want to continue on to college
I want to keep expanding my knowledge

As these two feelings fight it out in my mind
More and more it feels as if I have resigned
The only way I can face this conflict
Is with bittersweet memories as I look back and reflect.

Moving forward is the only way to evolve
But in reality I don't know if this is a problem I can solve.
I'll always look back on my time here fondly
But at the same time look forward thinking "yippee".

"The perfect dress search"

The search had started long ago
 But the deadline was fast approaching
I felt there was only one way I could possibly go
 It felt like any other dress I liked was encroaching
 So store to store we went searching and searching
 As the days slowly crept by to my dismay
 I had found nothing I found becoming
 And it was almost the end of May!
 Finally we went and backtracked where we had been not a month before
And to out huge surprise they had totally redone every display in the store
 We discovered that these dresses were ones we had never seen before
 After trying in dress after dress little luck finding the one
We came to one far apart from all the others
Trying this one dress I knew our searching was done
 We had found the perfect dress ending our search just in time

"Culture"

The problem had started before the school year even began
Picking a culture a literary art and music piece while trying to keep cool in front of the fan,
And all of it without knowing what each item would be used for
It was already nerve wracking on that score.

To make the problem worse add an oral presentation
And I had more then a little reservation.
Public speaking was something that can cause true devastation
But refusing meant failing and so it demanded participation.

Quickly went by the others that came before
And before I knew it my presentation date was right at the door.
Then the doubt and worry started mounting
As I began the seconds counting.

Worse of all seemed the actual speaking
Then I began freaking.
Because up in front of the class your mind can be deceiving
About all the unreal mistakes you keep perceiving

You hear yourself tripping over every word
Wondering if any of your facts have been heard
Thinking you keep on stuttering
And ever word you can form you are muttering.

But sometimes all you really need is perspective
And to remember your hard work is often reflective
So I just kept myself going through my internal breakdown
And finished my cultural presentation praying I didn't come off sounding like a clown.

And after months of waiting for it and slowly preparing
I realized I had no true reason to be despairing
For once it was done
I realized the culture presentation was actually kind of fun.

"Deadlines& Senioritis"

As seniors we are coming to the end of our high school race, 

But is it just me or has the world increased its pace?

The days and weeks seem to speed right by, 

And time just seems to fly. 

But this seems to work against us,

Because now deadlines seem to approach faster this is never a plus. 

So what can we do when there are three deadlines approaching? 

And the daily homework, quizzes and tests start encroaching?

Most would say this is an easy enough problem to solve, 

If you just do the work then they will dissolve. 

But it is so hard to focus on work when struck by Senioritis,

It makes us all sit there thinking "Why should I do this?". 

Then comes the struggle to complete everything on time,

But by then the work has piled up and become a big mountain to climb. 

And then seeing how much work there is to do 

Senioritis kicks in and makes its symptoms times two. 

It’s a vicious cycle when you get caught, 

And the only thing to stop it is to be fought. 

Take each assignment one step at a time, 

And somehow make them by the deadline. 

Better to do one thing early,

Then face a teacher who’s surly. 

And this is my solution to getting things done,

And still having some time to have fun. 

"Phone Tag and Emails"

Volunteering seems so easy to do,

But I've come to find this is fare from true.

With so many people in need of aid,

I thought for sure I'd be quickly okay-ed. 

But once I sent in my application, 

There seemed to arrive a complication. 

I waited and waited but got no call, 

And when I called no one answered at all. 

I tried so many different days and times

Even three or four times a day sometimes.

And now I started to feel dejected, 

Thinking for sure I had been rejected. 

But then I got some really good advice, 

That I should now try another device. 

And what could it hurt to try something new, 

When I didn't know what else I could do?

So I decided to send an email, 

Thinking that it couldn't possibly fail.

While a phone call can be easily missed,

Emails can't so easily be dismissed. 

They sit in an inbox and calmly wait, 

Doesn't matter if it’s early or late. 

Now I waited to get a response back,

And when it came I was right back on track.

An appointment was scheduled quickly,

And the excitement made me feel sickly.

I couldn’t wait to go and volunteer,

Although it left me with some nervous fear.

My phone tag problem was easily solved,

When a simple email became involved. 

                    

                                                     

                       

                                  

"Midterms"

To most January is the year's start
But in the school year it is the middle
Which makes everyone happy a little
Yet there is always one most hated part

I speak of course of dreaded midterms
Which is a problem in and of itself
But to make it worse try and add some germs

It is hard enough to take a midterm test
When you are there for the in class review
And days prior gotten plenty of rest

But being absent three crucial days
Can easily send you into a craze

There is no easy way to overcome
The damage that has already been done

There is only one possible solution
Hard studying with no substitution

And after you've studied all that you can
You have to go into it with a plan
Know what supplies you will need for each class
Mainly you need a pencil or a pen
Pencils break so you may as well bring ten
But in Math you need something greater
You need to remember a calculator

There is no doubt what is the hardest part
Sitting down and waiting for it to start
Once its done, one thing to remember though
How you did is something you have to wait to know.

  

"College Apps"

There comes a time when all seniors must go through
Filling out a college application or two
The process is long and boring
It leaves you tired and snoring
It is in no way fun
But it must be done
And so I wrote the essay
And filled out the needed information, albeit with some delay
When I finally got to around to doing it
It was so boring I almost had a fit
Hours and hours of filling in the applications
And finishing only to move on to supplications
And having to also do those to their specifications
Not to mention going back to do alterations.
And once I was done and was able to submit
I had to do even more work, I couldn’t believe it!
After everything for the application was completed
There was still paperwork that was needed
And so the day after I had clicked submit
I found out there was paper work to fill out so they could send my transcript.
And so the daunting task arrived
To fill out paper work, I did not think I would survive.
I had to read over everything and sign my name
To each and every college for they were not the same.
I had to locate all the needed information
Such as number and location
Then put them in the proper on the form, it was such a taxation.
But as I sat and filled everything out the paperwork seemed unending
And the deadlines remained unbending
And so I filled out each form
Riding out the paperwork storm
Signed each line
Where the paper required mine
And then my part was complete
This was quite a feat.
I handed each needed part to the proper person
And surely their day would worsen
But I was relieved
More then can be believed
That my part in college applications seemed to be achieved.