2013
The 2013 Poet Laureate is Jordyn Jacobs. Her poem is titled "Poem."
I have heard,
I have been told,
They call us
“The lost generation.”
But what I see,
I see more.
Behind scenes
Between lines
After painful outcries
And long nights
Laughter
And happily ever after’s
Except
We have only just begun
Here we are
Feeling like this is ending
Heartstrings bending
Sending familiar melodies; memories
To our friends.
Goodbyes and tears
Let’s stop
Let’s remember these years
Do you remember?
Those double doors
The noise
Buzzing,
Beating
Well more like pounding hearts
Freshman year jitters
Is what I call them.
Moving through
Crowds upon crowds
Maneuvering masses
Finding the right shirt
The right classes
Finding
Yourself.
They have called us
Branded us
Tried to tame us
And frame us
To be
The lost generation
All the while giving scraps of fabric
Textile that we
So tediously sew
Because it’s true;
What you reap is what you sow
So let’s plant goals
That will grow
Miles high
We are the class of 2013
Do you know what that means?
We are capable of
Anything
Everything
Look at what you have done
You have made it through
For the wild child
The quiet kid
For the brainiac
For the sleepy head in the back
This right here,
This moment is for you.
And like constellations
Stars turning, burning
Always connected
Our lives have intersected- intertwined
Making a bigger picture
A masterpiece,
A beautiful mess.
The generation
tagged, bagged, and shipped off as
Lost
Yet here we all are
Found
Forever bound,
but never hindered by
This small little string
You, me
WE
Are the class of 2013.
– Jordyn Jacobs