Mix Feeling

I walk along the trails
near where the rivers flows
and everyone I meet
is marked with a youthful smile
 
In every smile of every student,
In every youth full of courage,
In every voice, in every smile,
I hear and see eagerness

The way they walk and talk
they all appear to know
how the hours spent in study
will benefit their families

but often they never return
to the homes that sent them forth
and sadly forget the families
that sacrificed for them