One Step Closer
A year in and it still feels fresh
yet smells like last fall's rain.
The grass is cut the same but new
feet treck across the green carpet.
Familiar faces line pathways
weaving between brick buildings.
The workload towers over heads
of bewildered students.
Stress swoops in as if it never left,
casting a shadow with its lead wings.
Professors collaborate with students
but forget to teach material on exams.
Passion for a subject makes a difference
worth the price of tuition.
Independence is creeping as the date
inches closer to reality breaking.
One step closer to life
outside of school.