Together one last time,
one last summer,
before being scattered
to all corners of the world.
One last chance to do
all those things you've wanted to
with the classmates that have become
more like family than friends.
One last fling
with that high school sweetheart,
one last chance to party
with all of your best friends.
One more reason to cry,
one more reason to smile.
One more milestone passed,
one more photo-album finished.
One last laugh at the jokes,
one last gripe at the teachers.
One last emptied locker,
one last time in those halls.
Off to college,
off to work,
off to start a family.
Finally out of this city,
but out of each other's lives.
One last time being known
as the most popular kid
or the biggest nerd
because it's one time
that the world won't care
what you used to be.

It's one more time
where the end
is only the beginning.

05/30/2000

Posted on 09/22/2001
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