Not To Be Sappy...

Somewhere between the procrastination

And the homework

And the incessant forwards

And the friendships

And the nasty cafeteria food

And the calls to each other complaining about crushes

Somewhere between the phone calls to old friends

And the "I miss you's"

And the "I love you's"

And the "What are we doing tonight's"

And somewhere between all of the changing & growing.. Somewhere between the classes

And the skipping classes

And the studying for tests

And the pretending to study for tests

And the downright not studying for tests... I forgot.

I forgot what high school is all about.

I forgot what it meant to cry

I forgot that pretending to be happy doesn't make you happy.

And that pretending to be smart doesn't make you smart.

I forgot that you can't just forget the past in fear of the future.

I forgot that you can't control falling in love

And that you can't make yourself fall in love.

I learned that I can love.

I learned that it's okay to mess up

And it's okay to ask for help

And it's okay to feel like crap.

I learned its okay to complain and whine to all your friends for a whole day.

I learned that sometimes the things you want most you just can't have.

I learned that the greatest thing about high school isn't the parties or the drinking or the hook-ups...

It's the friendships which means taking chances.

I learned that sometimes the things we want to forget are the things which we most need to talk about.

I learned that letters from friends are the most important thing

And that sending cards to your friends makes you feel better.

But, basically, I just learned that my friends

Both old and new are the most important people to

me in the world

And without them, I wouldn't be who I am today

So this is a thank you to all of my friends

For always being there and I love you.

(by Kat)