LC Poetry Winner

The Learning College Council announced the winner of the Learning College Poetry Contest.

Congratulations to Tammy B.!

A Carpenter Library regular, Tammy B. won the contest with the poem "Revelation." As stated by Ms. Frailly, "This poem speaks to learners who have been out of school for a time or those who have doubted their ability to excel in the college environment."

As winner, Tammy's poem and picture will grace Learning College posters, so look for her and her inspiring poem around campus in the next few weeks.

Her Poem is below:

Revelation

Tammy B.

I skipped out on college when I was young,

thinking it was time to have only fun.

How could I know that times were changing

and soon my life would need rearranging?

I lost my job, my insurance, my cash.

Without the right skills, it was time to go back.

Back to school after all of these years,

short on money but long on fears.

I asked myself questions and psyched myself out.

I drowned myself in worry and doubt.

Can my brain be trusted?

Can it retain new material, or is it too rusted?

A thousand doubts said, “Run away!”

But there must be a reason to stay.

I must prove to myself that I’m not too old

to stand up to the pressure, not crack or fold.

Now I’m here, and I’m doing okay.

I’ll have my degree and a good job someday.

Can I make it? Will I get through it?

With a good head and God’s will,

I know I can do it!