Julia Pryde
By Lorri Crum
There I was at 23,
A graduate student of biological systems engineering.
I’ve been to Peru and Ecuador,
And wanted so much to change the world.
As I traveled and studied
I learned so much more.
I wanted to improve water sources,
And I wanted to spread technology.
But there was nothing I could do
To prevent what happened on that day.
Looking back on what had passed,
How ironic for me to have died in hydrology class.