Uncertainty
She
is seated in a comfortable chair,
Fidgeting
with her nails and hair,
Trying
to look more confident than she feels,
“I
hope this interview goes better than the last one.”
Teenagers
finally leave the long party,
Collapsing
upon arriving home, burdened by work,
Haunted
by tests they didn’t study for,
“Could
I somehow magically keep up my grade?”
Some
tell her to follow her heart and dreams.
Others
want her to be practical and safe.
She
struggles to decide between writer and doctor,
“What
if I choose wrong and end up regretting?”
She
has finally graduated high school.
When
asked if the future and possibilities daunt her,
She
draws herself up confidently and declares,
“I
don’t know exactly where I’m headed, but it’s going to be great.”
~Ananya Swaminathan
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