Educating Me

This is a poem about my college education.

In many ways

I am fearful

the worries of a lifetime

in my back pocket

They follow me around

whisper in my sleep

foster my insecurities

blemish my vision

I am fearful

I am almost done

I am on the run

I am near the end

 

Images always

in my head

of exploding happiness

dying hope

all good things

coming to an end

all because

I am fearful

of

Who I am

What I can do

What I will do

 

This is it

the end of an era

Can I stomp'

Uncertainty

into the ground

into lost

memories

Can I

Will I

here I go

eyes up

feet forward

into the Sunset

or maybe

God willing

into the sunrise.

 

 

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is so sad, but there is hope at the end..if only the speaker may walk toward the sunrise and start over...yes, there is that hope.

nicely penned piece.

jacob

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh I think you cut to the core of every human being... admit it or not we all have uncertainties in life from our fears... it is being able to overcome those fears that makes us stronger. Great seeing you write again.

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This is it
the end of an era
Can I stomp'
Uncertainty
into the ground
into lost
memories
Can I
Will I
here I go
eyes up
feet forward
into the Sunset
or maybe
God willing
into the sunrise.

... the entire poem is amazingly well-written ... you are a master of brevity ... the lines i quoted are my favourite ones ... you said so much with such few words and captured the essence of that one question that plagues the mind of anyone at the end of one phase ... and about to step into another ... a fantastic piece of work ... 100/100 ...