Contemplating Anticipation

It's everywhere,
In my head. In my heart.
In my fingers and my toes,
My stomach and my nose.

Anticipation.

It's that feeling you get
When you're excited for something
New,
Fun,
Amazing, or
Unimaginable.

It's that feeling you get
When you're nervous for something
Like a test
A lab,
A paper, or
A project.

It can be good.
It can be bad.
Sometimes in between.
It really just
D e p e n d s
On you.

See, I get nervous about
A lot of things.
Like school.
So, in a way,
That's anticipation.

But.
Other times,
Anticipation can be seen
In happy times
Like summer.

Summer: long nights,
Sunlight,
Camp,
And most of all,
No homework.

So, in a way,
That's anticipation.

Whether it be good,
Whether it be bad.
Whether it be dynamic,
Whether it be static,
Just know this:

Anticipation is good.
It means that you care.
It means that you care a lot
About life
And about your future.

Anticipation means you're ready.
You're ready for the world
To throw whatever it has at you.
It means that you're ready
To start your future.

It means you're up for the challenge.

Whether it be good, or
Whether it be bad,
It's everywhere.