LuB iS wArM fEelIng iN uR hEarT
tHaT oNlI oNe sPeCiAl peRsON iN tHe wOrLd tHaT cAn gIb iT tO u
iTz tHe fEeLiNg oF kNowIn
tHaT sOmEoNe wIlL cOnfOrT u wHeN u fEeLed sCaReD,
bRinG u uP wHeN uR dOwn
aNd mAke u sMiLe wHeN uR iN tHe wOrSt mOoDs
LuB iS wHeN u eNdUrE sO mUcH wItH a cErTaIn pErSoN
aNd yEt, uR fEeLiNg foR tHeM hAsNt cHaNgEd aT aLl
LuB iS tHe pRomIsE yOu mAkE tHaT wIlL LaSt fOreVa.....

~dIaNa yU~

~fRieNdZ lOsT n foUnD~
fAdEd iN mAi mEmOriE wErE iMaGeS oF mAi cHiLdHoOd fRieNdZ
nOw wHeN wE'rE gRoWn uP i mEeT tHeM aGaIn
i thiNk i wAs tHrEe oR fOuR wHeN i mOvEd iNtO tHaT hOuSe
nExt dOoR lIveD a fAtHeR wItH hIs cHiLdReNs aNd hIs sPoUsE
mAi hOuSe wAs wHiTe wItH a bLaCk rOoF
aNd iN bAk wAs a tRaIntRacK tHaT aT nIgHt wEnT tOoT-tOoT
wE bEcAmE frieNdZ n wEnT tO pRe-k
aNd i rEmEmi BeReD wItH oUr pArEnTs wE wAlKeD hOmE eVeRydAy
i tHoUgHt tHeIr dAuGhTeR wAs mAi aGe
iN cLaSs wE wOulD sInG n dAnCa aRoUnD tHe sTaGe
tHeN iT cAmE tHe tImE tO staRt sKoOl
aNd i sAw mAi uNcle mOvE hIs tOoLs
i kNoW i wAs gOiNg tO mOvE
i dIdNt wAnT tO aNd mAi pArEnTs dIsApPrOvE
mAi pArEntS jOkEd aBoUt lEaViNg mEeH tHeRe
i gOt sO sCaReD thaT wHeN tHeY cAlLeD mEeH i jUsT sTaReD
aT lAsT i hAd tO lEaVe
aNd iT wAs jUsT a fEw mOnThZ b4 cHrIsTmAs eVe
i wEnT tO mAi nEw sKoOl n tHeRE i sTaYeD fOr nInE yEarZ
anD tHeN oNe dAy gRaDuAtIoN wAs nEaR
wItH mAi LiFe lOnG fRieNdZ n cLaSsmAtEs
wE cRoSsed tHe sTaGe wItH oUt pAniC
hErE i mEeT a lOt oF nEw fRieNdZ
aNd i nEvEr tHiNk tHaT iLl eVa mEeT tHeM aGaIn
bUt oNe dAy tHey LoOkeD tHrOuGh oLd pIcTuReS aNd fOuNd oUt tHaT i wAd tHeir oLd nEigHbOr!! :)

~gOoD-bYe~
wE nEvEr tHoUgHt tHaT tHiS dAy wOulD cOmE sO fAsT
tO sAi fAiR wElL tO rAmOnA aNd gOod-bYe tO oUr pAsT
wE'vE bEeN tHrOuGh iT aLl, tHrOuGh lAugHtEr aNd tEaRs
tHrOuGh sOrRoW aNd jOy fRoM tHeSe pAsSiNg yEaRs
tHoUgH tImE hAs pAsS qUiCkLy b4 oUr eYeS
wE nOw nEeD tO mOvE oN aNd sAi oUr gOoD-bYeS
tHe mEmOrIeS oF tHe pAsT sHaLl lInGeR iN eAcH hEaRt
aS eAcH oF uS eMbArKs iN a oN hIs bRaNd nEw sTaRt
iT sEeMs aS iF wEsTaRtEd oNlY yEsTeRdAy nOwS tHeRe iS a gReAtEr cHaLleNge, oNli oNe sTeP aWaY
wE aCcOmPliSheD wHaT wE nEvEr tHoUgHt tHaT wE cOuLd dO
mAsTeReD oUr gOaLs aNd mAdE oUr dReAmS cOmE tRuE
wE hAb fInIsHeD tHiS yEaR wItH hOnOr aNd pRiDe
wE'Re fAcEd wItH nEw pAtHs, oUr fUtUrE tO dEciDe
wE'Re lEaViNg aLl tHe fRieNdZ wE kNeW
cLaSs oF 1999, wE'Re fInAiLly tHrOuGh
mEmoRieS iN oUr hEaRtS wE'Ll tReAsUrE
aS eAcH oF uS sEts oUt oN a nEw aDvEntUrE...

sTePhAnIe ly ~rAmOnA cLaSs oF '98-'99~