Somewhere between the procrastination
        And the homework
        And the incessant forwards
        And the friendships
        And the nasty cafeteria food
        And the calls to each other complaining about crushes
        Somewhere between the phone calls to old friends
        And the "I miss you's"
        And the "I love you's"
        And the "What are we doing tonight's"
        And somewhere between all of the changing & growing..
        Somewhere between the classes
        And the skipping classes
        And the studying for tests
        And the pretending to study for tests
        And the downright not studying for tests...
        I forgot.
        I forgot what high school is all about.
        I forgot what it meant to cry
        I forgot that pretending to be happy doesn't make you happy.
        And that pretending to be smart doesn't make you smart.
        I forgot that you can't just forget the past in fear of the future.
        I forgot that you can't control falling in love
        And that you can't make yourself fall in love.
        I learned that I can love.
        I  learned that it's okay to mess up
        And it's okay to ask for help
        And it's okay to feel like crap.
        I learned its okay to complain and whine to all your friends for a
 whole day.
        I learned that sometimes the things you want most you just can't have.
        I learned that the greatest thing about high school isnt the parties
        or the drinking or the hook-ups...
        It's the friendships which means taking chances.
        I learned that sometimes the things we want to forget are the things
 which we most need to talk about.
        I learned that letters from friends are the most important thing
        And that sending cards to your friends makes you feel better.
        But, basically, I just learned that my friends
        Both old and new
        Are the most important people to me in the world
        And without them, I wouldn't be who I am today
        So this is a thank you to all of my friends
        For always being there and I love you.
                                               Annonymous