Scholastica

14 years passed by so quickly
My first day here, I was 3
2 more years, and then it's all over.
I won't be Scholastican anymore.

I was never one to wirte patriotically
Or write verses for religion
Any anthems, like I had to
So now, these feelings, they are not forced.
Obligation was not my motivation here.

All my memories, they are from here.
The good, the bad, just...all of them.
I've grown up here!
This is my second home.
And often the one I preferred more.

Just yesterday, it was somebody else
Whose shoes I'd have to place myself in
"My Last Day Of School" would be the essay I'd have to write
Now I think, that was 2 years ago
I'm the one writing the poem now

Am I really ready to say goodbye to all of it?
My first day here, they liked me
Things changed, then they hated me
This is where I sat alone
That's where I ate lunch alone
And this is where I failed all those math tests

That is where I got my first certificate
This is where I met my best friend
That seat is where we sat that day
That board, where our apple phone project used to be

Room 206, Room 207, 311, 707
I remember them all. Do you?

I never wrote this before
I knew I would sound fake and cheesy
Besides, all my feelings would be fictional
I never thought I'd be writing an anthem
Never thought I would dedicate to a place

I could hold on to this forever
But time would only freeze for me
The world keeps changing
It would be selfish to keep
Everybody else back here with me

They will never know why I feel so much
Never know how much I appreciate them
There have been times I had nothing
Now I have it all
Life has changed like crazy for me!

Give a poor man a mansion
He'll worship it forever
So let me worship the people that I have, please
All these changes, they happened here
The memories, they're buried within these walls

Doodles have been painted over
But it makes the tables a little thicker
I'm bad at endings. I hate goodbyes.
So I'll leave it as a loose end
I'll be back! (Terminator style :P)

Author's Note

This poem is about my school. It's the only school I've ever been in. It's really given me everything.

Reviews

[UnderCompulsion]

I can relate to this so much right now,because I am in my senior year.I am afraid of leaving all that behinde me,because this is what I have known almoust my entire life and in just a few months I will have to say goodbye to all of it!Well I guess not all of it because I am planning on going to college but still I will have to let go of all my friends and memories I have make.That is just so sad so I know exactly how you feel.Great poem,and it shows a lot of emotions.I like the flow of the words but I like ending the most,when you said "Terminator style". I think that is just sweet and funny! :)

[SHEEMA HUQ]

A nice insight into you background, school- academic experience , your values and identity, lovely writing

[zainul]

A great school that made you a lovely poet :)

[Blue Ivory]

Thank you :) It really is a great place.

[zainul]

You are most welcome :)
Perhaps,I saw its beginning in DRA.
The present establishment of this school at Uttara appears to me as a piece of art.
i am very glad that you have highlighted the famous school.

[Blue Ivory]

It'd be a crime not to! :P Next year is my last in the Uttara Building.

[zainul]

That's really a lovely expression.
I like to hear about some of your best teachers of this school.

[Blue Ivory]

A lot of the good ones left because they had to choose between the school and coaching, sadly. I would love to know more about you! What do you do?

[zainul]

I write poem.

[Blue Ivory]

Professionally?

[zainul]

Passionately

[Blue Ivory]

Haha nice

[zainul]

I feel proud of your great contributions in WC.
But,I could not see you personally though we live in the same city.
You are so near yet far !

[Blue Ivory]

Haha thank you so much :) What do you do for a living? Are you published? Do you write bangla?

[zainul]

Living er jonno kissu kori na.Keu kisu dile khai,na dile khai na.
Published hobar jonno WC theke valo jaiga nei.
Banglai likhtam.Prokash korar jontrona theke bachte Engrejite likhi.
Onek buru hoe gesi.Notunder moto boi sapanor isse more gese.

[Blue Ivory]

Haha okay then. Nice to know!

[zainul]

Ah,ki shundor sobi ! :)
Notun 'Anika'ke khub shundor lagse.
Ager sobita kemon pocha silo.

[Coyote Poetry]

"Give a poor man a mansion
He'll worship it forever
So let me worship the people that I have, please"
Time goes by too quickly. The time of learning is the best days. Friends were close and learning was important. I enjoyed the thoughts in the poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Amandaaa Caroline (:]

I really like this. I've been in the same school system since I started school, although I changed buildings as I changed grades, I was still with the same people. Those people around you, different things about the school itself.. A lot of times you become used to stuff like that, attached to it, sometimes even dependent upon it. I really understand the feelings and emotions that you wrote about in this poem, and I can completely relate. You did a beautiful job of describing the attached, in lack of another word, feeling that you get after going to a school for so long, waking up and having that be a part of your daily life for so long, since before you can even remember sometimes.

"I was never one to wirte patriotically"
I believe you meant write.

"Am I really ready to say goodbye to all of it?
My first day here, they liked me
Things changed, then they hated me
This is where I sat alone
That's where I ate lunch alone
And this is where I failed all those math tests"

That is my favorite stanza. It really describes the connection that many people feel about their school that they have been going to for so long. It's always hard to say goodbye. Also, where you said they liked you and then they hated you, that's another thing I can relate to. When you're around people for a long time, you grow tired of them, get into arguments and fights... You definitely showed that well. Also you talk about certain memories that you have of particular places in your school, I can relate to that too.

You did an absolutely beautiful job with this piece, and the emotion that you showed is amazing.

[Blue Ivory]

When I came to this page, I went like "woahhh" :P I can easily say that this is the best review I ever got. Thanks for pointing out the typo btw, cuz in a long poem, it's just hard to notice these things yourself. And I am really glad you could relate to my poem. This is just one of those things that you can't truly appreciate unless you're going through the exact same thing while reading it, so when I published it, I was worried people wouldn't really understand what I was talking about and think it was just a cheesy poem that I wrote cuz I needed a topic to write about and felt obligated to choose this. So yeah I'm happy that I could reach out to you. I was actually crying when I wrote it, and was worried that my amount of feelings wouldn't show here. And actually, I've changed buildings too! There were 4 buildings in total. But the SRU campus is the one I've spent the most time in. And I've pretty much been in every level in the food chain since I've gone from being the most hated and bullied in school to being known by everybody for being here from the start and now I can look back and say in my entire journey here, I have pretty much been friends with everybody at some time or another. So I'm a certain amount of close to everyone. Letting all of that go just feels weird.

[Amandaaa Caroline (:]

Awwww, I can't believe that that's the best review you've ever gotten, your writing is so good! And yeah, I know what you mean. I've gone from knowing nobody at the beginning of my school life, to knowing everybody, to being hated by everyone, and now I'm back to normal(: but I definitely know what you mean when you say letting go of it feels weird. Even just simply changing schools as I get older feels weird, there are always those little things that I know I'll miss. Anyways, beautiful job on this, once again(:

[Infinite hexes]

ah our school

[†Tracey†]

I loved my school.. even the uniforms..it was small and kind of like a home away from home. My best friends came from there..

[Blue Ivory]

Yeah nothing ever really feels the same

[Jo March]

Really lovely poem. Very strong theme all the way through, never wavering. Very well written

[Blue Ivory]

Thanks so much! :)

[FJ Davis]

Obviously heartfelt; truly touching.
You very well expressed genuine regard for--even, warm feelings towards--your school.
I'm afraid, young Siren, you've become as square as the rest of us.

[Blue Ivory]

You're too sweet lol

[DrD]

Siren (and from that expression in your photo, you deserve the title) I absolutely love this work. I remember my final day after ten years of study at my university, I sat in my dormitory room and cried. On that day I would have preferred to be a professional student. So I know the feelings that moved your pen and I want to tell you that you have presented them with remarkable skill. Your words speak of a stark maturity and a depth of feeling that cannot be denied. I loved this work.

[Blue Ivory]

God I love this website lol! It always cheers me up when the rest of my life is falling apart. I bet the next time I get these feelings, I'll be writing about WC :P Thank you! Thanks so much for the lovely review. You made me laugh at the first line. I'm glad you see so much in me and believe in me :) I love how poetry can make people connect like crazy!