navwin » Main Forums » Passions in Prose » Reflections
Passions in Prose
Post A Reply Post New Topic Reflections Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
Wesley the Blue
Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 426
Forest Lake, MN, USA

0 posted 2001-10-19 05:43 PM


Its been almost a year and a half since I graduated from high school and moved off to college.  Away from my parents and family.  Away from all of my old friends.  looking back on the last year and plus some, I wonder how much I have changed.  I wonder where I am; two girlfriends, two apartments and one fish later.  I wonder who I am now.  Am I really that much different than I was?  Or am I just more "me"?

Looking at where my friends are and thinking.  We dont talk as much as I would like to, I miss them.  But I also not how beneficial it has been to get away from eachother for a while.  we have grown in our independence and learned more about ourselves, I know I have.  Yet at the same time we are still the same people we said tearful good-byes to when we went our separate ways off to college.  Even after more than a year of sparatic contact they are still the friends I trust the most and know me the best.  They are as much a part of my identity and life as my family is.  To me, they are family.  I hope that we can stay close even though we are far apart and communication is tough.

I also cant help but compare the new friends I am making at college to my friends from home.  I tend to choose my friends carefully so I do not have many.  The new friends I surround myself with at school would, I think, get along well with my old friends.  Not to say that I just found replacements, many of them are quite different and add a dynamic to my life that I did not have before.

Looking back on high school from where I am now and I see things much differently that I did when I was there.  The decisions I faced then seem to be not so big a deal now.  They were important, but not as life and death as they appeared then.  I miss some of the things of highschool, mostly the friends and money being less of a problem, but I dont think Id like to go back.

The time since graduation has seemed to fly by.  So much has happened since then.  I am not where I expected to be, but thats ok, I am fine with where I am and who I am.

With reflection comes speculation.  Speculation on where I am going and who I am going to be.  The truth is that I dont know where I am going or who I am going to become, but I am ready to go and evolve into the future.  Hopefully my friends can travel with me.

© Copyright 2001 Keith W. Mullin - All Rights Reserved
serenity blaze
Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738

1 posted 2001-10-23 12:50 PM


I loved the opening paragraph...but I felt a quandary that was unwritten that could have lent conflict...

Here:

"Am I really that much different than I was?  Or am I just more "me"?"

With the intro there is also the implication of spreading one's self thin...perhaps the question should be answered, is there "more" of me, or LESS? There is a lot here to work with. I found it an intriguing read.



Wanda
Member
since 2001-10-23
Posts 461

2 posted 2001-10-25 08:15 AM


Wesley; I enjoyed this short story of your life after high school.  I often think of the friends I had while in high school many years ago.  People move on to other places, other friends, but that does not cause you to forget the friendships you had in high school.  Your moving and growing all sounds pretty normal to me.  To tell you the truth, I rarely see any of the people with which I attended high school.  Their faces and our relationships do come to mind though.  Good luck in college.  Wanda
Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley
3 posted 2001-10-27 11:10 AM


I like where you're going with this Wesley (don't be blue!). There are a couple of spelling errors - sporatic is one - and your contractions are missing an apostrophe. I'd like to see you get deeper into yourself here..why do you think being away from your friends..away at college changes you? What happened to change you? Why 2 girlfriends in the space of a year (and what happened to that fish? LOL). I look forward to reading much more from you!  
Post A Reply Post New Topic ⇧ top of page ⇧ Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format.
navwin » Main Forums » Passions in Prose » Reflections

Passions in Poetry | pipTalk Home Page | Main Poetry Forums | 100 Best Poems

How to Join | Member's Area / Help | Private Library | Search | Contact Us | Login
Discussion | Tech Talk | Archives | Sanctuary