That dawn, oh that dawn is soon approaching
The dawn when I shall overcome my adolescent mistakes
It will be a day of great triumph, a personal victory
The dawn when I shall strut across that stage and mumble 'it's done'
This handshake into adulthood signifies a turning point
I will have at last have become what my elders dreamed
On that dawn, I will become what my past self insisted
I will have made it, on that dawn.

Victoria Horn

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