Round and Round I go

Stuck on a never-ending loop.

Like an infinite loop de loop

A record that never stops spinning.

BEEP BEEP

6:30

My alarm clock screams at me.

I use my hand to stand from my bed

Everything going as planned.

6:35

I get dressed

I am stressed

I have a test in school today

That I did not prepare for.

6:55

I am barely paying attention as I get in the car.

My school is not far,

I can still look in the sky and see a star.

7:12

I am at school.

Walk in through the front doors,

Glance at the kids sitting on the floors,

And walk up the stairs.

7:16

I set down my bag

It feels likes there’s lag in real life.

I blink slowly

As I wait for kids to gather in.

The class goes by in a daze.

Everyday feels the same,

The same brick walls

And tile floors.

For seven hours

I sit and I listen.

2:30

I go home

I sit on my bed

It has not changed

since I left this morning.

I lay down and relax in my bed

Next thing I know it’s

5:00

I wake to a text

“Dinner”

It reads.

I stand up out of bed

And go to the table.

6:00

I stare at my laptop,

One I had already looked at

For seven hours earlier.

I read a textbook

It drones on and on

I look upon

The worksheet that goes with it.

8:00

I’m exhausted.

My back hurts,

I change shirts

Into pajama’s

That I can relax in.

I watch TV

And don’t think

About the next day

And what it will bring.

I am carefree in those moments

I am just being me.

11:00

My eyes feel heavy

I am tired

It is late.

I put my phone down,

I plug my laptop in.

I lay down

In my bed

I rest my head

And close my eyes.

Round and Round I go

Stuck on a never-ending loop.

Like an infinite loop de loop

A record that never stops spinning.

BEEP BEEP

6:30