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It was finally time for graduation and time to say goodbye to all the friends I have made during my stay here. We all sat at our designated places and by that I totally mean places we picked for ourselves and waited for the Vice Chancellor of the University to start his long speech that most of us will probably not remember even if we tried. His speech went on for about 15 minutes which is to say a lot about the man cause boy does he love long speeches. And the time I was waiting for has arrived. The time to stand in front of my fellow students and give my own speech as the SRC President. Yay. As I climbed the stairs to the podium I couldn't help but feel a pair of eyes on my back, so I took a peak and there sat a Greek God. Damn, that nigga is fine as hell. Someone rudely cleared their throat only for me to realise that I was standing there staring at the guy for God knows how long, and of course my bitch of a conscious took that time to show herself: Bitch what is wrong with you? Why would you stand there like a fool as if you wanna jump the nigga's bones or something? Not that I would blame you cause he is fine as fuck. Change the way you walk and strut your stuff so you can keep his attention all on you baby.

Bitch shut it right now.

When I reached the podium and stood in front of my fellow students, I no longer felt like giving the long speech I had prepared. Instead I felt like doing something that was only done in movies, I felt like a new person. I felt like I was on top of the world and I wanted to do nothing more than fulfil that desire of doing something different.

Good Day to everyone, I feel like if I take time to greet then I will not finish today. And I know for a fact that we all want nothing more than to be given what we have worked hard through all this years. You are all expecting me to give you a long speech about all the things you should and shouldn't do when you leave this place. But instead I would like to say this:

So what we get drunk, so what we smoke weed, we're just having fun and we don't care who sees. So what we go out, that's how it's supposed to be. Living young and wild and free.

This is the time to be making mistakes, doing everything you won't be able to do in a few years to come. Remembering that everyone has their own timeline. Some will feel unfilfield at this age, others will feel during their forty's. We all not the same. And we need to embrace that. We need to be proud of being different. We need to use out difference to benefit us all. We need to understand that we were made the way we are for a purpose and accepting that will only make us better people and help us to find all the things we need in life. Most of you will not understand what I am about to do, but for those that can relate then this is for you.

I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive

I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise

To fly

To fly

Everybody wanna try to box me in

Suffocating every time it locks me in

Painting their own pictures then they crop me in

But I will remain where the top begins

'Cause I am not a word, I am not a line

I am not a girl that can ever be defined

I am not a fly, I am levitation

I represent an entire generation

I hear their criticism loud and clear

That is how I know that the time is near

So we become alive in a time of fear

And I ain't got no mo****f****** time to spare

Cry my eyes out for days upon days

Such a heavy burden placed upon me

But when you go hard your nays become yays

Yankee stadium with Jays and Kanyes

In other words, we are the next generation and it is up to us to ensure there is a tomorrow for the next generation. There is a saying I love to repeat and I want to share it with you. When someone asks you "Who the hell do you think you are?" Look them in the eye and say I AM NEW TO THIS GAME, AND I AM HERE TO STAY!

Congratulations to everyone.

And like that I walked down the stage to a standing novation, I was proud of myself for winging my speech cause I don't think I would have received such a reaction with the initial speech I had prepared. I went to sit down next to my friends. Just when I thought I could relax, the Greek God had to stand up and speak. God help me not to faint.