Kentucky Football: Senior Cornerback J.D. Harmon Pens Farewell to BBN

Kentucky football senior cornerback J.D. Harmon Penned an Emotional Farewell to Commonwealth and Big Blue Nation

Oct 3, 2015; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats cornerback J.D. Harmon (11) tackles Eastern Kentucky Colonels wide receiver Joel Brown (6) in overtime at Commonwealth Stadium. Kentucky defeated Eastern Kentucky 34-27 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

Kentucky senior cornerback J.D. Harmon penned an emotional, heart-felt farewell to the Commonwealth faithful and Big Blue Nation following the Cats’ win over Austin Peay on Senior Day. See the poem posted to his Twitter account here. The thoughtful and introspective goodbye captures the struggle and eventual accomplishment of a senior class that weathered many storms before becoming competitive this season, including going 4-4 in SEC play, and becoming bowl eligible.

Dear commowealth it seems that we’ve reached our end

Oct 3, 2015; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats cornerback J.D. Harmon (11) celebrates against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in overtime at Commonwealth Stadium. Kentucky defeated Eastern Kentucky 34-27 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

I have memories back to 2012 where we became the best of friends

Since then I’ve watched you grow and you watched me do the same

You never left my side no matter the outcome of every home game

You stood firm and cheered me on with some of the greatest fans

You played music during breaks that always made me dance

Every time I hit the ground you made sure I got back on my feet

Whispering get up you got this at times when I felt weak

We’ve had our ups and downs and certainly had a lot of fights

But that’s just us being us on those caturday nights

You shine your lights so bright which gave me the clearest vision

You roared loud it gave me strength to carry out my mission

We started out on rocky road but we

fought our way through

Since I first laid eyes on your beauty I began to bleed blue

The love the BBN has words can’t come close to describe

It’s been a long journey but I’ve loved every minute of this ride

I’ll never forget the good times we’ve had or memories we’ve made

I’ll always love you Commonwealth so for now farewell to a later day.

-J.D. Harmon

Well said J.D., well said. I think everyone in BBN will appreciate those words, and the effort and sacrifice of this senior class. Here’s hoping you go out with a couple more wins. Regardless, you’re already winners.