A Bitter Pill

so it just hit me last night.
i've known for some time
but i just realized it last night.

in april,
my choir and i
will be traveling to
new york city
to join one hundred and fifty
other students for a
performance in
carnegie hall.

(wait, let me repeat that)

carnegie hall.

the place i've only wanted to set foot in
most of my musical life.

i would be performing with the ghosts of the greatest-
tchaikovsky.
pavarotti.
and zillions of others.

i just hope i can raise enough money to pay my way.
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so i have been with liam almost four months.
and i can honestly say
i love this kid.

school's going,
i've found that i have a knack for biology.

and i've been sick all week.
my best friend's name:penicillin
despite the fact he's such a pill
with a bitter and harsh attitude
toward life.