"Induction Jitters"

"Induction Jitters"


National Honor Society is the highest honor of them all

And I have finally achieved it

There is an induction ceremony in front of family and friends

To which we will all vow to commit

 

Induction practice was to be after school

All of us had to go through each and every motion

What I did not know was that we each went up

To receive our certificate for our devotion

 

The thought of going up on stage

In front of everybodies family and friends

Made my stomach sink to the floor

And wish for that night to quickly come to an end

I grew nervous as the night approached

And as it finally came

I tried talking to friends beforehand

To keep the thought from my brain

 

I talked with them for a very long time

This worked well for me until Ms. Perna came in

As she stood there in the doorway she said

“It’s now time to go out! Get ready to begin.”
 

My heart started racing as we slowly walked in

My eyes started searching for my mother and father

We all sat down and I thought “This isn’t so bad”

I made myself so stressed, why did I even bother?

 

This is what I was thinking and how I felt

Until the part where we went up came

Mr. Sheninger was now getting closer

To the point where he would call my name

 

I finally decided to just take a deep breath

And walk up there to Mr. Perrone

This was an honor and nothing to be afraid of

These jitters I had were now bologna

 

I thanked him and made my way down the stairs

I went back to my seat and sat

Why was I so scared of being on stage?

I now know how to handle that