Graduation Speech and Poem...

To anyone that reads this I want to make people cry and go wow.... This is the speech that I'm currently working on for July 1st Graduation Ceremony... If you have insight on the poem or speech it self please let me know. Spelling/Grammar are not correct in this yet...

When I was asked to get up here and speak in front of all of you my face brightened up like the 4th of July and I was completely ecstatic. As the day progressed however, I began to think... Oh man, what am I going to say to these guys? Well, here I stand before you. . . Still trying to figure that part out. I'm kidding... it's ok you can laugh...(in case ppl don't laugh, say: Man, Tough crowd)

Life, what an amazingly interesting word that is. When the word "LIFE" is spoken, many things come to mind. Personally, my journey of where I have been,to the places I've traveled and the people I have met and encountered, they all have led up to the point of where I am in my life right now. As I stand before you, my fellow peers, teachers, friends, and loved ones, I have come to realize a very important rule out of life that my Dad taught me. "Sacrifice now, so that you won't have to later on."Although I remember him saying this over and over, I failed to listen, mostly because I was as stubborn as he was... I realize though that through his experience of “LIFE” he was trying to protect me.I have made mistakes, I have fallen, and Yes, I had lost my way, but despite how bad things seemed to get...Dad, Mom you know what I'm talking about, You stuck with me, pushed me, challenged me, and most of all continued to love me through it all... Thank you from the bottom of my heart! As you think about the word "LIFE" I want you to think about your life, about all the amazing things that have happened, the obstacles overcome and the objections you would not let stand in your way, to finally reach this point. . . Graduation Day

Many of you don't know me, or the paths that I have taken or the obstacles that I have had to over come in my life. I stand before you though, not as a failure that I once saw myself as in the mirror, but as something more... A loving father, an Intelligent son, a dedicated friend, and most of all a better man. because of ITT TECH I have met students here like Mary Abouelwafa, who reached out to help someone like me get my first job here in Denver, she has turned in to my best friend and partner in crime prevention. Teachers like Karen Duffalla that truly care, and have the knowledge and mind set to challenge and encourage us as students and adults each day, they continue to steer us on the straight and narrow, helping us to keep sights on the final goal...Whatever that may be.

Life, is about the choices we make. What to eat, where to go, what to say, to make a choice or not to make a choice, regardless of what we do, we're still making one. We here though, stand apart from the rest, because we all made a decision to persevere and chose to be successful. Parents, Teachers, Peers, and Loved ones, take a look around this room at everyone in their caps and gowns... These people are truly amazing and talented individuals that will be making a difference in our future, because we are the future!

“I'm the author of my own life, Unfortunately I'm writing in Blood, and Cannot erase my mistakes. . . “
You are the authors of your own lives, and although we cannot erase the mistakes of the past, we can choose to pick ourselves up and learn from them. We are the Masters... We Are the Commanders of our vessels. I pray that if you ever lose your heading. . . Look to God for the guidance that we all sometimes need.

I stand before you now because of the amazing teachers, My loving family, my friends, and the biggest inspiration in my life... my two children, Peyton and Gabriel. They are the world that I live in, and everything that I am striving to become...to achieve, is to better them. To all the supporters out there for myself and my peers that sit before you now, I want to thank you personally, for being our Guiding light, you who never lost faith, never lost sight, and always believed...You are the Moore to which we have been tied. I pray my my words ring true for all my peers when I say thank you for the patience and understanding that was given. . . and very much needed... I'm going to finish this off with a Poem that I wrote. . .



Graduation Day
Aaron de Monbrun

Life has always been difficult
testing us here and there
and in the end we realize
we have stood strong, persevered

We endure all cast upon us
our shoulders made broad
Knowing our strengths
and yes, making us strong

being the author of our lives
we are the masters, the commanders
in full control

As Hurricane storms come to pass
we steer into the heart of all
We have proven determination
and we have remained strong

Our goals, our aspirations
have become reality today
Here we are before you
Standing with heads proud
We are Graduates of ITT TECH
CLAP YOUR HANDS BE LOUD!!!!