SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN
Somewhere between the procrastination and the homework.
The incessant forwards and the new friendships. The nasty
dorm food and the calls home complaining about roommates &
lovers…
Somewhere between the phone calls to old friends and
the "I miss you’s", the "I love you’s", and the "I can’t
wait to see you again’s". Somewhere between all of the
changing & growing…
Somewhere between the classes and the skipping classes,
between the studying for tests, and the pretending to
study for tests, and the downright not studying for
tests…
I forgot. I forgot what it was like to be in high school.
I forgot what it meant to cry. I forgot that pretending to
be happy doesn’t make you happy. And that pretending to
be smart doesn’t make you smart.
I forgot that you can’t just forget the past. I forgot
that you can’t control falling in love, and that you can’t
make yourself fall in love.
I learned that I can love. I learned that good food
doesn’t really seem great until you can’t have it anymore.
I noticed that I get along better with my mom now than
ever before. And that wasn’t because she changed, but
because I changed.
I learned that going to university means making choices I
learned that it’s okay to mess up, it’s okay to ask for
help, and it’s okay to feel like crap.
I learned that sometimes the things you want most, you
just can’t have. I learned that the greatest thing about
university weren’t the parties, or the drinking, or the
hook-ups… It’s the chances. Taking the chances, and then
making the most of them.
I learned that sometimes the things we want to forget
about are the things which we most need to talk about. I
learned that once you get to university, things don’t
automatically get better… it’s what you make of them.
I learned that letters from friends are the most important
thing, and that sending cards to your friends makes you
feel better. I learned that friendships can change and
it’s ok for it to change, and as long as you both accept
these changes, you can still manage to be closer than
ever.
But, basically, I just learned that my friends, Both old
and new, Are the most important people to me in the world
And without them, I wouldn’t be who I am today. So this is
a thank you to all of my friends For always being there