This is a poem I wrote about transitioning through high school to college. I wrote it as part of a Senior English project.

FINDING THE LIGHT

Coming in I was nobody.
I wanted to be somebody.
As I walked these unfamiliar halls I was a mere shadow,
Looking for the light.
Sadly, nothing I did seemed to matter, because I was nobody

A year come and gone I started to find my place.
Still I felt lost in space.
These halls winded like a maze, but I started to find my way.
Days grew longer as I realized my nights got shorter.
The light I longed for lit the long road ahead.
As I started to become somebody.

Another year passed, still another to go.
The pressure I feel starts to grow.
Old memories seem to fade away as new ones come my way.
Still searching for the light in my dark, I begin to see it shine.
Things become clear, as I lost my fear, I’ve finally been put in gear.
Finally becoming somebody.

The last year has come and is going fast.
I knew this journey would never last.
Now a shadow into the light I have become.
I know now what I am to do.
Play time is over and it’s time to go.
As I leave this place, I will not leave empty handed.

Leaving that place I became nobody.
I enter new halls to become somebody.
This new place so beautiful, with open space and vibrant colors.
I walk these new halls a shadow searching for the light.
This time, I know how to find my light.
It’s my time to shine!