d.knape

Taking My Finals

by d.knape

Saturday 18th December 2021 12:40 pm

I don't know much

but most of what I do know

I learned from experience

a good teacher but hard and demanding

she never let me slide

or cut me a break

I had to face my mistakes

and admit my failures

had to redo a lot of stuff

delete and continue

still I managed to get through the course

I guess you could give me a grade of C

so I can keep going

I've already forgot most of what I learned

but I remember the important stuff

only now I am sitting at the back of the class

feet up on the desk

and in no hurry to finally graduate

I am comfortable in this chair & desk

and with my place in class

all the rest can clamor for attention

I am fine with where I am

I don't want to go the next grade

the results could be scary

so I am postponing my finals

as long as I can

just waiting for the bell to ring.

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Comments

John Botterill

Sun 19th Dec 2021 09:28

I agree with MCs comments. A fine poem which mirrors my own experience dk. I must reflect upon that.

I have.

It hurts.

John the Alien 😀

M.C. Newberry

Sat 18th Dec 2021 15:11

An enjoyable and educational analogy with life itself. Have you
noticed how the brightest can fail when facing the basics of
life's demands and obligations as they move through this existence of ours? It's almost as if we can sometimes be overqualified in what we set ourselves and to fail when it really matters. Politicians seem adept at this!

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