So here we are

You finally graduated high school

But let’s be so real

In a year from now it’ll hardly matter

We glamorize doing the bare minimum

We celebrate the last moments as a child

But the day after is the real world

And I promise you

That they’ll eat you alive

They’ll drain your spirit

Remove the stars from your eyes

They kill the dreamers

Just for fun

But I’m not saying don’t continue on

Nobody told me what it was like

The counselors fill you with empty promises

Telling you that there’s only one path to success

But they don’t know you like you do

And that success looks different for everyone

The moment you graduate

They’ll rush you to that crappy job

They don’t even give you a chamce to understand

You’ll wander around confused

You’ll cry on your bed

Only for someone to look at you and say

“That’s just the way it is”

And you don’t know where it all ends

How you were just a child yesterday

But now pay taxes and rent today

But again that’s not what I’m here to say

It’s scary yes

But your future is still bright

And think of all the friends you’ll make

The love you’ll fight for

And maybe even some heartache

So congrats to you

For finally finishing school

But I promise that there’s plenty more

When the next day arrives

And that’s the day you can take a deep breath

To become a new person all over again