This is the beginning
I start with no one
I know no one
I come to school with no knowledge
I walk through the halls
I am so afraid
Like a newborn baby, getting exposed to the world
The littlest fish in the pond
The tadpole of the ocean
Nothing on my mind
Looking for friendship
Like finding the light switch in a pitch black room
Looking up to the biggest kids
Wishing I could someday be like them

This is the middle
I am the leader of the youngsters
Now the peasant of the kings
The no ones to the elders
The worrying of the grades
The stress of the report cards
The panic of the girls
The fright of messing up
The year where it starts to matter
The first step into adulthood
This is when kids go and kids come
When I meet my friends for life
When I meet my teachers for the rest of school

This is the end
When I look down on the kindergartners
Wishing I could be like them
When everyone leaves
Where our bonds are broken
The goodbyes to all
The farewells to the classmates
The adieus to the teachers, the ones who got us here
The stress of the final grades
The opening of the letter
The anxiety of the email
The sweat on your palms
The stress in your body
The letter that decides your fate
The relief of getting in
Knowing that it no longer matters
The relaxation of everything
Knowing everything paid off
Working hard for preparation of the future

This is the beginning of the end
Town has finished and high school has begun
This is going from boy to man
Child to adult
Start to end