Thoughts of a Liberal Arts Major: A Sestina
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The amount of times I have changed my major: six.
Dabbling in covalent bonds, criminal justice,
printmaking, international affairs, youth and nonprofit leadership,
the list goes on.
What does one do with such a conglomeration of credit hours,
or as I like to call them, "not quite money makers?"
One becomes a liberal arts major, not quite a money maker.
The "buffet-style" choices of which credit hours
to put where: how is this even educational justice?
My college years total six.
I have barely made it; indecisiveness is frowned upon.
Somehow I have managed to maintain roles in leadership.
I have been literally all over the world, going on
programs and trips that have allowed me to visit six
different countries. From Myanmar to Frace I have made
hours and hours
of experience that I could never get simply in leadership.
There is humility in seeking social justice.
People think that it's important to be at the top, it makes me sick.
See, in my time here, I would bet on
my relationships and the bonds I have made
being my justification
for spending all of this money on these hours
of credits more than just being in leadership.
How does one look at their college leadership
and find that it was worth it all along? The long hours
of studying and procrastinating, on
and on makes
that tassel look more glamorous: just get to May sixth.
But the journey IS my justice.
It is seen, if only as justified "justice"
for me to crawl through these six
tortorous years, trying not to get called on,
no sleep hours,
praying that all of this won't just be a money-maker,
(God knows it won't), but that I'll be a true leader.
A true leader seeks justice, not just six days, every day: no rest.
My Maker knows that I have spent hours, carrying on, doing my best.