Schools, being our first step towards some exposure, lead us all to even bigger picture. Colleges seem like a door promising more freedom, more exposure but also more pressure. A poem which reveals a fresher's mind before setting off to open that door.

Born Again

My new innings are about to begin

Seems as if I am born again

I dream of having a brand-new start

That will be welcomed by all my heart

A life full of fresh moments

People with varied accents

Changed curriculum, distinct educators

A different roof filled with abettors

Waiting upon me to unfold

All the beautiful memories in its hold

But the fact being that I am real nervous

Thinking of my first day in college makes me anxious

Hundreds of questions at once rushing in my mind

Whether or not others will be kind?

Will they respect the emotions of a fresher

Or will they go ahead in building up more pressure

Will my fears indeed come true

Or they’ll be nice and do something out of the blue

 Can’t say what’s about to happen with me

All of this burning my head repeatedly

That ragging isn’t meant to cause fear or terror

But it is supposed to be a prime connector

Aiming to conjoin the seniors with their juniors

And not to treat the freshers as inferiors

A friendly intro is always pleasurable

With people all around you so affable

Because this is what makes college life such fun

Knowing the unknowns, with friendships just begun

Or maybe I am thinking way too much

And need to bury my thoughts in a hutch

Leave it all in the hands of my destiny

And wait for the first-day splash with glee

Of course all these fears won’t last for long

And soon my college will take me along

To a new world filled with new hopes

But till then, I’ll hang onto my dream ropes.