Dear High School Freshman
Dear High School Freshman,
I remember you
I remember being like you,
I remember when my heart would pound and my hands would shake
and sometimes I couldn't even eat when I got so nervous because it felt like every lie, every secret, every word was stuck in my throat,
blocked by the foot in my mouth.
I remember feeling trapped
Feeling trapped and put down and left behind
When everybody slams the door as you get to it, with nothing
but a well intentioned "goodbye!" paired with the wrong name
They never asked for your name
They say your body is a temple but yours felt like a prison
betraying you every time you spoke
every time you showered, every time you dressed
when you cried, when you laughed
you tried to be thankful, but it's hard when there's a light at the end of the tunnel
I made it out of the tunnel
Love,
College Freshman, one year on t