who are we this class 3 APR plus 11?
we who made it this far, labored 24/7
persevered thru these months
only nine, though seemed longer
which like many gestation
birthed us all the more stronger
who are we so soon to be graduates and honorees?
and massage devotees? erin? danny? how can this be?
some might ponder indeed, wasn’t it just yesterdee
she was “Little Adi” bounced on zadie’s knee?
and after all that esprit with the other degree?
could you ever foresee joe’d make licensed MT? [Yippee!]
some might have even thought: massage, how hard can it be?
bet the 20 who dropped might have some disagree
yes, from three times our number, we distilled to fourteen
those who stayed made like family, on each other to lean
for support and encouragement, then thru grit and routine
we kicked thru andrew’s average, and busted tom’s mean.
persevered thru these months despite teachers’ lamenting
as they bore through our questions, our kvetching, and venting
bore our questions and comments, our issues, concerns
sure that light, slow, and soft we’d eventually learn
and no matter our hounding, andrew always most gentle
“that’s an excellent question” — never harsh or judgmental
regardless our dimness, his patience gone bleary
tom waxed with endearment on muscular theory
janice suffered our raucous, kerry weathered our woes
martha braved our audacious, saskia humored our lows
— and our prudish american fondness for clothes!
if our post-it note stickiness wouldn’t adhere
todd calmly’d offer to demo — and chad’d volunteer
if our make-nice was lacking, our alignment a mess
count on jeff for a pin and a friction redress
teachers happy to school us with tales from the past
passing on all their prowess, hoping some thing might last
all agreed if one wisdom was all we amass
remember always to always stay clear the crevasse!
and we made it this far, pushing past all the measures
citing overachievment our preferred form of leisure
mixing loving and fun, controversial, amusing,
to make curious lot, some might find it confusing
that creatures of habit, rarely changing our seats
also practiced such warmth and compassionate feats
in the face of each others’ unexpected defeats
someone there with a kindness, or at least lotion and sheets
here we sit — becky, suwanna, daniela, and tania,
jenn and laura — no, linda — always mixed-up compañas
missing zander and alev out taming the sky
taking lessons precocious to hilltops nearby
[now it’s we]
taking lessons, and friendships, intention and such
to careers full of promise, and dreams we can touch
