To the class of 2016

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

Chances are I'll never see you again

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

To the class of 2016

instead of saying goodbye

I want to introduce myself:

Hi, my name is Ashton