I look back on the first day of freshman year,
And just like that, summer is once again near.
A time for nothing but friends and fun,
But a time I now wish didn’t have to come.
Ignoring the fact that it’s cliché,
I have learned it’s true what they say,
You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.
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If given the chance, I wouldn’t change a thing,
Even the restless nights spent on a box spring.
Or people in my room keeping me up late,
Or waking up too early for my class at eight.
I miss my old life with each passing day,
But I’ve realized it’s true what they say,
Stuff might happen, but life goes on.

I really related to your poem. This year has seemingly been the fastest of my life, especially being cut short by the pandemic, and I wish I could go backwards instead of forward. I never thought I would wish away summer, but here I am waiting to get back to school. I agree that although college living has its downfalls, the positives make it so worth it. Also, cliches are definitely appropriate in times like this.
-Danielle Hoban
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This poem really got me missing college and the part of the spring semester that we had. I, too, miss being at college and wouldn’t change a thing about my surroundings at college. The day we had to move out, I also felt the painful feeling of not knowing what you actually have until it is taken from you. I relate to this poem in many ways. Good Job.
-Romy Patel
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I found this poem to be so relatable, as I’m sure it would be for almost any college student right now. None of us ever expected we would be taking classes from the ironic comfort of our homes instead of living in Redding this semester. I’m sure almost anyone can think of something they took for granted (and now miss) since we have left school, and you clearly portray that in this piece. I do wish we could go back to the times of living at UD and taking classes like normal college students, but as you said, life does indeed go on.
– Bray Fedele
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