I never went to university
I do not have a degree,
I would have loved to study
literature, history and art.
Without a clear idea
of direction or occupation
I drifted into the shackles
of the office nine-to-five.
When I hear people talk of campus,
degrees and graduations,
I feel a deep yearning
for the student years I missed.
I never attended freshers\' week
never stayed in student halls,
never wore the cap and gown,
in a graduation family photo.
Had I gone away to university
I would have got it out of my system,
scratching that academic itch
and obtaining my degree.
But the fascination lingers still,
for learning, literature and poetry
for history, for language,
and lectures I never attended.
These days I can\'t help thinking,
had I gone to university
I would have spent three years in study
instead of a life-time.