A Place of Hope
Between these walls lie hope
A special place
Hope of one day achieving a dream
Perhaps a piece of paper with your name on it
Stating that you managed to master a certain degree
A piece of paper that can land you a career
A foot in the right path perhaps
They hold dreams
Dreams of a naive young adult
Making a name for himself
Becoming someone greater in life
Perhaps a teacher or a doctor
A place where first-generation college students can succeed their ancestors
A kid from Segundo Barrio nothing more than a hunger to thrive
No longer have to settle for minimum wage jobs and eating eggs and beans everyday
Hoping to break those walls
The deeds and goals set before them
Overcoming barriers that past generations struggled to surpass
A veteran seeking to go back to school and build on their accolades
A dream of becoming
Someone of importance and stature
Resourceful to society
Dreams are created within these walls
This place breaths life and optimism Crowded halls that are roamed by brilliant young minds that quest for knowledge
Future innovators and leaders
One is a pea in a large pond
A tree in a giant forrest
One of many great thinkers
They quest for a bright future
All with unique aspirations in life
A place where strength is tested and Only the strong persevere
Only the strong stick to their dreams
Only the strong follow through
It is not a place for everyone
No matter how much previous teachers and parents have try to embed this notion in our heads.
Going class to class
Professor to professor
Lecture followed by a lab class
Gathering knowledge from each single course
Long stressful nights studying for Algebra exams
Learning the square root of a number
Trying to find X and Y
Flipping through unlegible notes
Attempting to stick information into ones memory
Hoping that the end result of our time and money invested is returned in our favor one day.
That one day we may get to walk the aisle along with our colleagues wearing our caps and gowns
Holding our degrees up with pride and joy!
Looking back at our family members with a giant smile
Thinking to ourselves "I did it!"
That is why this place is special
It is unique it is own way
That is why
Between these walls lie hope.