Junior year
I remember looking through my yearbook thinking
how sad I would be when I graduate because
of all the people I'd never see again
but now here I am senior year
graduation is days away
and I know exactly how I feel
and it doesn't bother me
at all
Right now you are hearing me
telling you the way I feel
and from the bottom of my heart
I sincerely do not give a shit if it is the last time that you hear my voice
but
let me tell you what does bother me
the hardest thing about graduating
from Lone Peak High School
is saying goodbye to the people
that I never even said hello to
Lone Peak Class of 2016
something like 900 people total
maybe somebody should keep a tally
800 is the number of your faces I've seen in the hall
500 is the number of first names and friends of friends
300 is the number of people I've talked to
but only 200 of those people care about the conversation
100 is the people who've thought of me outside of school
80 is the people who were only friends during that class period
50 is the people who asked me if I had plans that night
30 are strangers that I once knew
10 is the number of close friends
5 is the number of people I've cried with
4 is the hour at night my clock tells me as I lay in bed, awake and uneasy about school tomorrow
3 is the number of school dances I went to
2 many times I feel alone walking in these crowded hallways
1 is the number of people it takes to make an individual
0 is the number of suicides we've had this year
and 0 has never been so important
and 0 has never been so important
To the class of 2016
instead of saying goodbye
I want to introduce myself:
Hi, my name is Ashton
