Elijah
Finals threat to kill my grades.
Running the paces to graduate.
Wind-blown by changing rubrics.
Shaken by friends dropping out.
Burnt-out by J-Term courses consuming breaks.
The final's come, I've forgotten the answer.
My pencil hovers over the question.
The answer comes in a form of a Whisper.
_____________
Sept 16, 2016
Renee Barger
1 Kings 19
Finals threat to kill my grades.
Running the paces to graduate.
Wind-blown by changing rubrics.
Shaken by friends dropping out.
Burnt-out by J-Term courses consuming breaks.
The final's come, I've forgotten the answer.
My pencil hovers over the question.
The answer comes in a form of a Whisper.
_____________
Sept 16, 2016
Renee Barger
1 Kings 19