Goodnight Bowen

After four years,two summer programs and a half semester (which i am most responsible for), am glad it's over.... done for, finished, kaput.
The journey was long, frustrating, but now it's all but a distant memory.
Travelling for the convocation was easy, but entering through those gates brought back memories,good and bad ones. I can remember my friends, we used to hang out at the Computer lab in our first year trying to figure out how to unravel a programming puzzle (fortran).
I can still remember the awful realities of my failures in academics which still puzzles me till this day.
I can remember wishing i was smarter rather than act on it.
But i made it through and that is that.
I walked into the Computer Lab, and it had changed, it was empty and silent, it spoke words to me. Gee, i was i stranger now to it now, no longer would it hold me by authority or id cards.
The hostel was filled with people congratulating me, A friend of mine, Nonsa was cool to me, he offered me his room, his locker, hell even his bed to sleep on, i was humbled that someone would do this for me.
I remembered when my mates were graduating, how it felt to be alone, not to share fully in their joys, i would smile but my mind wained on this question 'How long?'.
The peak of this experience happenned when, my friends and i walk towards the hall, and my big uncle (the man who inspired me to learn outside the grounds of the school hall), helped me in wearing my graduation coat, and gown.
I walked into the hall late but full of joy.
After the program, well you always know what follows, plenty of chow (food) and drinks.
To me the icing on the cake is not the smiles of my parents or the photos or even anything else.... it was just this; I met my friends, ezekiel, dammi, Feyin-T, Dammisan, Uncle Tayo, and they told me of their plans and sucesses, and yes they are all waiting for me.
So good nite bowen, hope u allow more people pass through you and look back with joy and not sorrow.
Good nite bowen, hope the sun sets on the right side and rise brighter for all.
Good nite bowen, hope the lessons i learnt here never depart me.