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“Square One"

I feel like I’m at square one.
I lost three months, but gained
A year before my degree is done.

I get to learn how to be myself,
The old-fashioned country girl from Lamar.
I’ll put the city kid on a shelf.

I’ve been searching for my Kansas home
Or a new one to put in my frame
Instead of realizing my heart is home.

I lost my family and friends
Along my journey, but if I need them
I’m sure the break mends.

Square one is okay, but I’d like
To advance to square two now.
So, I’ll claim my past, take a hike,
Learn to live again as ME-aGAiN.

Megan Delia Ratcliff

17 December 2001