I remember the evening after our final act at school, where everybody was passionately thanking each other in the group chat. That moment I was really upset that I couldn’t drop a word. The same night, though, I ended up writing this poem.

It's dedicated to me and them, as I can't retrospect about one without the other. I wanted it to come out as a personal revelation of what had been on my mind, how I felt, and how I ended up heartily appreciating my class.

Our graduation party finished just a day ago. I'm really happy to have it shared with them at the end of it! Thank you for your positive feedback and warming words!! 🥺

The poem is packed with a lot of tiny details that might not be obvious, but hopefully clear to some.

Here's one of them:

I should've stopped playing hide and seek

Making sure to break your humble streak

These lines touch on my habit of escaping whatever I face.

I definitely expressed it well, when I run away in the middle of an oral english exam and wandered in the woods for 3 hours with no communication what so ever, haha. There always an especially close friend who kept finding me, hence I tried to be less predictable. He found me again on my way back, though, so I guess the streak's still up.

Here are some other ones:

Or a man, who always had a joker up his sleeve //

// And of course, the one who's always late

Now you might start decoding these like little rubrics cubes, but these, in fact, are literal!

My friend was also the one to carry whatever you could think of on a daily basis! The moment he pulled out an actual card when I joked "He's the kind of person to sneak a joker up his sleeve" was so ironic and comedic; there's no way I wouldn't write that down.

The other one is about our infamous classmate, who is always late. Yep, as simple as that! His identity and efforts definitely deserve a shoutout, however, and I mean it kindly!

This poem marked my conclusion of our graduation party. I guess parties aren't my thing, cause I was rather grim throughout the majority of the event. Not really a singing/dancing/crowd guy, haha. I must admit that some mmoments left an especially warm and happy mark on me; be it us visiting a pizzeria in a smaller group or strolling at night around the city.

I really appreciate the whole experience nonetheless. And more importantly, I'm glad that I've got something to show, even though I was completely out of tunes and moves.

Thank you for staying and listening to me, my wonderful class. And thank you, reader, for diving into the something I was so yearning to share!

None of it would be possible without any of you. 🙏