Amen

there were no tears at graduation my heart burst with pride as the youngest boy marched with his friends to finish high school but up in the bleachers his mother could hardly wait for that diploma to hit his hand DONE WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL AMEN *in memory of all the hours of homework glue sticks footnotes research papers illness broken friendships broken printers new discoveries PTA Meetings reading groups first grade teachers aid (me) poster board middle school (sucked for me more than it did for you) peer pressure school concerts prom (no, you can't go to the beach, I don't care who is going) big smiles braces best friends real teachers school lunches and, missed busses