Remember when we were alone only because we wanted to be, 

alone because we overused the poor man "Not-Me"? 

When the only times of the day we looked forward to 

were those when we could rule that playground--no, kingdom of ours. 

Remember how the kids who didn't get chocolate milk were strange,

 and we never thought twice about it? 

Remember when you graduated from the class of Backseat Driver to Shotgun? 

When you could finally see over the counter and nothing was out of reach anymore?

Remember how somewhere

it

all

just stopped?

And suddenly you've forgotten everything you thought you knew when you were young

But you're not sure why.

When we don't do any of the things we say we will, 

but the camaraderie keeps us lying

Remember how all of our parents think 

we've done so many things that we haven't come close to? 

How connecting thoughts with words is so much harder than

it used to be?

Remember all the flutters of your heart

and all the feelings that have faded away

All the feelings we pray will stay

The grades that keep us up at night with tears in our eyes

and dread in our hearts

All the classes that waste our time and all the teachers who don't care

There's something about high school that keeps us 

guessing and waiting

But there's something that keeps us there

Looking at everyone knowing that someday

we will forget

that forgetfulness keeps us up at night and fear of the unknown has never been merciful

but one day we will remember how we forgot

we will remember our life like a bonfire

burning so bright that we can barely see

and fears of regrets will wash away with the mascara

because we will know that we graduated from the class of

I MADE IT

and nothing can take that away