Highschool...

High school. The great nemesis of childhood or the brilliant jumping off point to the next step in life. I recently read an article that you should learn how to deal with life in high school, because you never really leave it.
I believe that.  You will forever have to deal with insecurities, comparisons, the successful crowd, the ambivalent crowd, fair weather friends, heartaches and heart breaks...and on it goes.
My mother saved a ton of my writing from high school. I kind laughed as I went thought some of it.  Immature words and dream like qualities that had yet to be tarnished or had yet to come true.
I realized the writings seemed silly because my world view was still so small at that time. Soccer and the pursuit of it was my world, my friends weighed in on my every opinion and God and family were something I was still figuring out.
All that to say- I will try to let go of my pride and share a few pieces. They kill me! Here is the first one ( almost think it's my junior or senior year)

Hope

Out there lies the land of opportunity,

New people, new faces, new wonders, new places.

Regrettable memories buried beneath the sandstone of time. 

A new frontier to create better times and memories that will never die.

With new hope born, goals are set and conquered as a new person breaks from the mold of childhood.

This new freedom is the playing field for mistakes and victories.

Learning from the problems and taking careful pride in the conquered..

press on..

explore these new grounds.

For out there you will find your niche, and out there, if you are wiling to search you will find the person you always wanted to be.