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September 13, 2005
Graduation Metaphors
I was Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz during senior year in high school. I wanted to tiddly pom with Winnie the Pooh all day or frolic with Dorothy through the Emerald City; instead, I was faced with the task of writing a speech for graduation. At that point, I was the cowardly lion.
Being the turtle, I was left in the dust by the hares. Slow but not steady, and procrastinating with every day; I was Alice stuck in Wonderland with ridiculous and confusing images floating around me. I did end up making it to the finish line but it took more than tapping the heels of my ruby slippers together. I ran from the Big Bad Wolf and the only thing going for me was my pretty red hood that kept my mind off Mordor and the ring.
The day approached faster than Gandalf on horseback. The only things comforting me were the Fred to my Holly Golightly and the Brady Bunch at home. In reality, I was Lula-May, but thank goodness Fred still loved me. As the day approached, I was terrified that I was about to pull a President Bush at an unexpected press conference. As it turned out, things went better than expected and as soon as it was over, I was ready to go back to Kansas, and take the ruby slippers with me.
Posted by lcishagan at September 13, 2005 11:40 AM