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December 15, 2021
By bardstangent GOLD, Orlando, Florida
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“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” -Maya Angelou

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Tick, Tock.

60 minutes on the clock

Tick, Tock.

Put your GPA on lock

Tick, Tock.

Simply change your fate

Tick, Tock.

Or lose your life to a class you hate

Tick, Tock.

Keep your nerves locked away

Tick, Tock.

You dreams have gone astray

Tick, Tock.

The faster you write

Tick, Tock.

Set your sight

Tick, Tock.

The better you score

Tick, Tock.

Do less or more

Yet still you're not-

Time's up.

© Halsey S., Marblehead, MA

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This week is exam week, so I am in pain.

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Afra ELITE said...
on Feb. 19 2022 at 11:52 pm
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Yeah, it is so relatable...And I have my pain on May, my final exam to go to a high school...
Good work getting this on editor's choice...⭐⭐⭐