one year
a year ago sunday, i took the next step.
today i took a different kind of step. i passed my master’s exam, and i will receive my master’s degree in mathematics from kansas state this summer. the battle for my future begins august 18.
i wrote this poem a long time ago, but it has repeatedly come into my mind as i think about this phase of my education.
onward
i sit and wait for life’s respite
but conquered fast by my desire
i take up arms and join the fight
i am starved for inner light
i fear my soul may soon expire
i sit and wait for life’s respite
although alone in winter’s blight
i once again shall stoke the fire
and take up arms to join the fight
but soon another storm alights
i brave the cold and boundless mire
to take up arms and join the fight
the endless war for soul’s succor
and even though sometimes i tire
of waiting long for life’s respite
i take up arms and join the fight.
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