I really hope it’s glue.

I’ve never really thought about my experience throughout High school. I think in the back of my mind, I figured I would never actually leave; I would just be stuck in this purgatory forever. But now I’m standing here, and it looks like it’s just about over. It’s not what I want to be able to say, but if I’m being honest with all of you today. I have nothing of note to tell you about. I have no support or words of advice. My whole life, I’ve been squeezing into groups hoping that they liked me, and that when I walked away, they’d miss my presence. I’ve never been that person, because whenever I met someone, I would just try to fit in, not be myself, in fear of rejection. It was safe, but not honest. A friend of mine says if being a chameleon were a competition, I’d win gold. Definitely not a compliment, but who needs enemies when you have friends like Brody who give graduation gifts of Sonic characters in mason jars filled with glue, and if I can direct your attention over there, you will see them right there, you can tell which one is the favorite by how much glue is in there, honestly, a little surprising, thought it would be rogue.

I’ve always wanted to fit into the crowd but by fitting in I haven’t really found myself now I didn’t come up here just to say woe is me I came up to say don’t be like me be like Danika even when people like Mr. Young ruthlessly make fun of her she doesn’t change she stands by her principles no matter how wrong they are shes never afraid to be herself and I unfortunately admire her just the tiniest bit for that but don’t tell her I said that. 

I don’t know how all of yours or even my life is gonna turn out but if you wanna take some advice from a guy with sonic in a jar then Life sucks sometimes and its gonna feel like you would rather get hit by a bus than wake up in the morning but even during those times be yourself don’t fit into the crowd because the crowd sucks everyones boring and theres no freaks like Jackson in the crowd. Be different even if life beats you down for it, even if Mr Young will be mean to you. It’s important to be yourself and do the thing that Saryn said with hurt people when they’re happy or whatever. I hope you all don’t get hit by a bus. Goodbye.

“Freezing in Glass Jars” by Chiot’s Run is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.