Voices fill the air and   t   n    l       throughout the crowd.
                                        a    g   e 
While we wait
B
A
C
K
S
T
A
G
E
in our gold cap and gowns,
We reflect on our memories:
First hour gym class, playing in the powder puff game, and walking up five flights of stairs.
Imagining our passions turning into careers,
Excitement takes over our bodies.
We OOZE out from the doors in an alphabetical line and
G
  R
    A
      C
        E
the crowd with our presence.
I stare at the stage and

E  v  e  r  y  t  h  i  n  g

becomes a reality.
The evening has

f i n a l l y

come.
By dawn, we will be East High Alumni.