EXAMS

Exams, the word itself fills me with great fear,

One day before it the mind becomes clean and clear,

It feels scary, the tension is high,

My parents surround me and say do or die.

I feel very weak, I have no strength,

But my parents constantly say common its 10’Th.

It seems the whole world is looking at me,

My heart says lets hide anywhere or flee.

Can you tell me why exams come?

Why does it make us deaf and dumb?

It seems there’s no answers to these questions I plot,

O teacher please put to these exams a big FULL STOP.

This one was written on 10/10/2001 when I was in 10th standard( in St. Fidelis College) and the board exams were due to take place. My parents were keeping an eye on me and were after me to force me to keep studying