Maria Marcocelli
A life less ordinary
Trying to predict the future, but always
Coming across a clouded vision
Going out into the world with
Fresh knowledge and skills
Thanking those who gave them to me,
But also thanking myself for putting up with this shit
I knew as a child what I wanted to be,
but, how quickly the mind changes
Downfalls and obstacles to rise
Above within these past four years
Now the time has come to determine
Whether this school has given to me
What life will ask of me
(c) 1999 Maria Marcocelli. All rights reserved.
Appears in Schools of Verse: An Anthology of Poetry About School, Fall 1999.