Another period ends here at b-school and I'm continuing my end of period tradition of poetry to summarise the period that ended. Wishing my batch and everyone out there a great summer and hoping to see some of them in 2 months time.
So here's the one for this period.
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I started this end-of-P poetry tradition
It has been hard to maintain
And so as this P comes to an end
I'm writing poetry again
But for the very first time out here
The end-of-P questions are tough
In P2 I wondered about our campus switchers
In P1 the z-curve was enough
I always thought life slipped by fast
Till P3 came passing by
The bloody thing is already gone
In the fractional blink of an eye
P3 has come to a sudden end
It has been a truly weird P
And as I struggle to make some sense of it all
My mind is all at sea
It would seem that a crossroad has finally arrived
What does it bring, this Summer Break?
Will you waste the hours in a dead-end job?
Will you numerous holidays take?
Will you spend the days on a sun-kissed beach?
Compare colours of tan lines?
Will you pine for missing classroom sessions
and relive old champagne fines?
Will you return to the firm that sent you here?
Do you feel responsible?
Or will you reject your old boss on flimsy grounds
bringing up a minor quibble?
Should you act to serve just your own benefits
to pass your self-set tests?
Do you react just to generate shock value
to spur others' interests?
Will you set your sights on uncharted waters?
Break a new industry's ground?
In the most unexpected places
will great success be found?
Will you pick a job for the money it brings
or for the relatively fewer hours?
Will you choose based on a glamorous location
or the extent of provided powers?
Will you choose for yourself a career path
based on where you want to be?
Or will you stand brave and alone in the flow of upcoming events
and simply say, "Let's See"?
Will you pursue what's been a childhood dream?
Will you quietly break the mould?
Or will you play it safe and stay in the same field?
Will you just do as you're told?
Will you spread your wings and take a risk
and throw inhibitions in the air?
Will you step unembarrassed, forward
like no one is watching; like no one else is there?
Will you slowly and steadily reinvent yourself?
Will this be the start of a rebirth?
Or will you attend every single class and career guidance session
to get your money's worth?
Do your future moves seem obvious to you?
Do they run unfettered in your mind?
Or are your moves based on a loan situation
on being in a financial bind?
Can you answer some of these questions raised above?
Can you be honest and true?
Have this year and the past 6 months' endeavors
made a better human out of you?
How will you choose to remember these times?
Will you sit back and reflect?
Or will you call a friend, share a beer and reminisce?
Will that have a better effect?
As you weigh these numerous options ahead
take your time, analyse your choice
Make your decisions and your promises firm
Simply heed your inner voice
You may meet in different times and in a better place
In the absence of sun or in the pouring rain
Irrespective of what you do from this point on
I hope the past months' memories remain
Before you leave now for destinations new
Before you embark on another quest
Before Singapore fades in your memories
Let me just say 'All the very Best'
