Victories, Challenges And Experiences (VCE)

• Helena Kozlowski, Grade 12
• Poetry
• 2008

It has been called by many different names;
represented in the forms of acronyms,
that once all seemed incredibly undecipherable,
yet, essentially, have all meant the same thing.

The end of the bus, train and mum's taxi ride to school,
the start of car driving, carpooling and the eventful ride down independence highway.

It was never meant to be this way.
Ten months full of intense study and exams is supposed to be a long journey,
but at this point, even with only one blink, it might just all pass by in a flash.

The loss of sleep, countless hours at the desk, strange cravings and sometimes great furies,
have culminated to form the result of thirteen years of education.
However, what happens next?

An open road leads to unknown victories, challenges and experiences.
The most rewarding thing being that they are all about to knock on the door.