COLLEGE

i had no use

for knowledge.

i ran wild then curled into

the protective ball of the gifted child.

i preferred to under-

play my true potential,

rather than prove it

was illusion. hiding, everything

seemed so binary.

everything. i craved

grayness. i confess

i wanted to stay

in between

kid and adult,

dabbler and professional.

i wasn't ready to practice

a vocation. i was so young.

it was

awful.

it was

wonderful.

it was

college.