Graduation Day
All those years of hard work
Were not wasted away.
It has finally paid off
On this one final day!
Its icky and sticky
Tonight at my school.
I come in this evening
Dressed up like a fool.
First theres my square cap:
Three sizes too small.
Why is it they tell me
Its "one-size-fits-all"?
Dangling down in my face
Is that silly red tassel.
Its bothering me,
And is not worth the hassle.
But then theres that cheap, thin,
Gray acetate gown.
I dare not get caught
Wearing it around town.
When I wear it, it looks like
An old ladys blouse.
Its all baggy and wrinkly
And as big as a house.
So I sit in that greenhouse
On stage with my friends.
We are not very comfy,
But we try to pretend.
And soon its all over
As were sent on our way.
Our diploma in hand,
So ends graduation day!