When did we learn this?
It's worth how much of our grade?
I'm dead, **** my life.

I woke up feeling lost today
Head was heavy, sky was grey
Rolled out of bed and didn't pray
Today

And as I rolled, my head rolled too
It fell right off, as some heads do
I picked it up and tried to move
Today

Throughout the day it dragged behind
And tried in vain to fill my mind
With every fact and every line
Today

My head and I, we took a test
And after it had done it's best
It turned to me and said,
"We should have stayed in bed
for I cannot seem to find the rest
Today.''

Finals.
They're not as bad as I make them out to be.
Teacher just wants to shake my mind,
have the deposited chunks of knowledge
bounce inside my brain and
dissolve into my thought juices
so I can taste the big picture.

I’m asking for confidence
Something that I know is truth, completely
I strive to be more than competent
During this time of hardship and scrutiny

I want to be the best, yes of course
Students deserve a well-informed instructor
But math is a subject in which I can’t preform
Unless I receive help from you, Lord

I can see where the testing is important
Every state has a standard to uphold
But one score deciding my fate is pure torment
Especially when details of the results are untold

But for now I will draw near to the Throne of Grace
And search for wisdom from the All-Knowing One
There I will find the confidence and knowledge to ace
My exam, knowing the work will pay off in the long run

ISTEP
That's the standardized test
Where I live

Istepped
Through great hurdles

Istepped
Low and sad

Istepped
Hard and fast

Istepped
Into stress

I did everything I could
ISTEP
So if I messed up,
I'm sorry

*Itripped

****** her out
onto the rough dirt,
the chapped earth
will soak her soul

Her being left to erode.
Corrupted by a town
that never understood
her story.

Misunderstood and perfect
yet rejected and alone.
A soul in custody -
bound by them

You know people ,                                                                                                   Rich or poor ,                                                                                                           Here or there ,                                                                                                           If they stand with you                                                                                              When urgent and when needed ...                                                                          Some people disappear                                                                                            When you need them anytime ,but                                                                        A few stay beside you anytime ...                                                                           That's the way with our world ....

Cut through the imaginary chains
Get a grip on the life’s reins
The journey maybe tough
Diamonds are polished by the rough
Journeying through the dark
Frictions may cause temporary spark
Running frantically across difficult territory
The pain and agony is just transitory
Life is there to celebrate
When you are confident and don’t speculate

dear teacher,
it's true I could've been studying all night for this test. however, is it not the reason that we are taking this so that we can form a future for ourselves? well yesterday I decided I wasn't going to live in the future, I wasn't going to live in the past, I was going to live in the present. fighting dragons in the woods that turned out just to be low lying branches like when I was a kid, and accepting awards for amazing performances in the shower like I was an adult. from my research, I've concluded that there is no present because the present is made from the stitches of the past and the prospects of the future, yet at the same time none of that.
so, no, I didn't study all night for your test. fighting dragons and accepting awards seems like a better use of my time anyways.