Title: The Weight of That Day

On graduation day, the sun should shine,
But shadows stretch across this heart of mine.
The gowns and caps, they shimmer bright,
Yet in my chest, there grows a fright.

What if eyes that once held pride
Turn away, ashamed, to hide?
What if whispers fill the air
Of all I lacked, of all unfair?

The stage, a mountain steep and high,
Each step feels heavy, will I fly?
Or stumble, fall, before their gaze,
Lost in judgment, lost in haze?

The fear of disgrace looms large and wide,
What if I fail to match their stride?
Yet through the storm, I hold my own,
A heart that knows how much it's grown.

For in the end, it's not their say,
But what I've learned along the way.