I designed this section in fall of 2022 to allow students the opportunity to submit their poetry or prose to be published, something I got to do in high school. So much time has passed and it has made me realize how sad I am to graduate not only from Adelphi, but from this very poetry section I’ve grown so fond of! I can only hope that you continue to be inspired to submit your beautiful work here.
The Big Stage
Lizz Panchyk (senior communications major)
Every path comes to a stop
Or a fork in the road
And in this month I find myself in hesitation
Waiting for the path to continue straight
I know every path must come to a stop
Like how every door must shut
And every light must be turned off eventually
But now I see a new path, a path through crowds of students
A path that leads to a big stage
Full of prideful smiles
This new path will lead to wonderful things, I know
And it may be windy, it may be filled with decisions,
But along this direction I will be faced with such wonderful opportunities
Now I leave a path I once knew entirely
For this frightening new one
Entering a new era as I walk across that stage
I smile.
I adjust my cap.
It’s graduation day.
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