Can you grade a mother’s cries
take points off for the look in her eyes

Can you fail the trees for its bark
give the warmth of the sun a mark

Can you score a bird on its tune
and evaluate the sky on the moon

Can you give a number to the kindness of a child
or rate their eyes as they smiled

Can you test on running through the grass
get your heart to pass

In front of tests and quizzes we have knelt
our souls screaming to be felt