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A person is walking on a campus path under trees at sunset

A person is walking on a campus path under trees at sunset

**“Almost There”** The sun leans long through campus trees, A golden hint on every breeze, And footsteps echo tired and slow— It’s Spring’s last act, the final show. Pages worn and pens run dry, Sleep-debt tucked beneath each eye, The student walks with mind half-spent, But heart still burning—on ascent. Essays dance in jumbled lines, Deadlines march like battle signs, Cafes full of caffeine dreams, Whiteboards stacked with final schemes. Yet in the quiet, hope persists, Between the grades and See more