When I came in, everything was new

New people and faces

And math I hadn't met back in junior high school

New building and teachers

My friends and daily activities changed

New body features

And unwanted attention were gained

Then, everything was just the usual

I was comfortable walking around the school

I knew the faces and people and their names

And even more about me had changed

I started to develop my own sense of style

Chill with my friends and dance and sometimes we were kind of wild

In school, played basketball, danced and ran track

I gained a reputation and had respect

This new school was starting to have an effect

I learned a lot and grew in many ways

But all of that went out the window on many days

Still and all, I have regained

My path is leading me the right

Way

Just as soon as we came, we will soon leave this new

Place

Which we cautiously explored and where we've made our mark

Our legacy will continue, as will our memories

But our education process will begin in new venues

I will fight the fight,

Which may, at times, be difficult

To resist the temptations,

Which may, at times, creep up

But, determined, purposed and disciplined to finish strong,

I'll keep it up

And, it, sometimes, seems long

For the coming day

That I will graduate

But

It is now here

Gone is my senior year

Therefore, do not fear

There will, undoubtedly, be a day

That your next new school will no longer be new

And you'll reflect on it this very same way

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