The Reminiscing Poem

7 years...

Unbelievable, how times have changed
I'm not quite sure what to say
I could ask a thousand meaningless questions
Has it been that long? What are you doing now? Are you leaving today?
But they just wouldn't sound quite right
Knowing we've all got to go our separate ways
Moving out into the fiery setting sun, out of sight

It seems like only yesterday
That we started that bloody Secondary School
A brand new adventure in our epic stories
Meeting the new Headmaster and thinking: "What a fool!"
Exciting it was, so many friends had come too
A 'Band of Brothers' together till the end of time
How were we to know that fable was so untrue

It didn't take us long
To discover the different 'people groups'
The chavs, the emos, the grebos, the 'scene kids'
"Yu Wot Blud!?","Razorblades are awesome","Green Day rock!","Look at me, Look at me and my troupe!"
It didn't bother us though, we were the 'cool' ones
The Rugby players, the footballers, the sports teams together
We were'nt bothered, everybody loved us tonnes

Mon Dieu! Not another French lesson!
3 years of it nesting inside my brain
English, Maths, Science and IT
All drive me equally insane
I found some comfort in PE class
Friends found comfort in other specialist fields
But those assemblies...we'd all have liked to have given them a pass!

You would never have thought it
We've reached our final compulsory year
Our important GCSE's looming over like shadows
The final leaver's assebley, a few shed tears
So many people sitting in this room
Would soon be going forever, some would stick around
Our band gets ready for the encore...final song, 5 Colours In Her Hair, resumes

Wow...I never thought I'd make it here
The 6th Form 'Common Room' In all its glory
so few survivors after the exams
I guess this the next chapter in our story
My closest buddies are all still here
I find myslef talking to those I've never spoken to
We are all friends now, we have nothing to fear

I just cannot believe it
Me, the athletics team Captain! What an achievement!
Leading the school to District titles 2 years running
Leading my friends to unparralleled glory, not berievement
I gave so much time to those athletes to help them train
I wanted them to win, to feel good, to coach others too
My legacy, a name remembered on trophies, I can't complain

It's results day, a nervous afair
University places are the wild cards today
Sweating, I sit down on the PC, and go to my Uni's site...
"OH SHIT! I'M IN!" Overjoyed, I'm speechless, I don't know what to say
Meeting the minority of friends who have stayed on this long
To receive those results, to hear stories of great success
Together for a memorable photo we stand, we stand so strong

And now here we are
We're all together, one final time
Our 'Band of Brothers', weathered with time
Going our separate ways, great times we've had, some sublime
Shaking hands, I watch you guys leave
Still not believing all the time that has passed on by
A sadness inside I just cannot aleve

And now I'm here
Writing this poem for you, my friends
The photographs, the memories, the good times all in my mind
I know our stories together shall never truly end
I sit here and reminisce, knowing I'm on my own
But I know that one day, we'll all see each other
I know for a fact you're all with me, I'm never alone

Damn, all that time gone...7 years.