A little summary from a Senior's POV. And some advice to all of you who don't think the work you put into band will not be worth it. You're wrong. Just remember to try hard and don't take any time in high school for granted.
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Yesterday, I marched off the field for the last time. I am a Senior.
A lot of people would've probably asked why I cried. It's was weird for me too, because this year was my first year on field. Why? Cause I didn't care. But that's a whole different story.
Anyway, I've still been in parade band for 4 years, and as I marched off the field all my memories came rushing back. A more recent one came to mind.
It was back in August when we marched in the state fair parade. It's lengthy, and as we neared the end a parent said, "It's okay guys, it's almost over." That made me think, cause it really hit me. It was really almost over.
But as we crowded around our band director last night, tears welled in my eyes. I remembered marching the Macy's parade, the Orange Bowl parade and the band camps I've been too. I realized that all my friends, the
only reason we were friends was because of band. As our director began to say how proud he was of us, and honored he was to be in charge of us, I began to cry. I just dreaded leaving at all and I saw so many people crying. Everything that had happened in the last four years just rushed back.
As I began to get out of uniform, the prospect of never putting it on again really hit me hard too. The past four years of my life was going into this blue bag hanging off the window of a bus. Cause that's what band had been; four years of eating, drinking and sleeping it.
I stopped crying after I went around to virtually everyone in the band and hugged them. I guess
the reality of senior year, of the fact that I would be graduating in 7 months just
bulldozed me. It won't be the last time I cry about it.
So I think back to that parent and her "It's almost over" and I realize, with a sinking feeling, that I'm
not ready for it to be.
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For all the seniors. This may be bad writing, but I only took about 5 minutes on it and wanted to get it on FF.net. Hope you like.
