Exams Poem by Thandeka Best

Project after Project,
Assignment after Assignment,
Test after Test,
Is what they give us to prepare.

The hustling to meet deadlines,
And the revision that is necessary,
Evolves around me like being in a fog with no light,
And as the becomes too much I put it aside for a later date.

Exams are at the door now,
Only a week more,
All that I have learned is now needed to be reviewed,
Taking a break?
Yes, but only for a few minutes which quickly turn into hours and finally days.

Less than ten hours,
Thats all I need,
Still yet I need alot more if I am to suceed and pass this course.

The day of exams now,
Have I prepared enough?
Or did all the information just blow away.
Who knows but I have to go inside now and see the surprise that's in store.

Wow! We did this didn't we but I can't remember,
Wish I'd studied it but I thought it wouldn't have came.
Quickly finishing page by page at last this torment is over and at last I'm free.

As I pass by my classmates chatting anxiously about the exam I listen attentively,
You do that? That was so easy!
I quickly shudder and move away in pain.
I am sure to fail.

Exams are over and vacation is in the clear,
Still yet the storm is not yet under way.
If I fail I will be so ashamed because if it happens once more my butt is sure to be out the door.
So I sit here patiently, wondering if I am safe of if my whole future is not yet underway.