Written By Prarthana Modi (Grade 9)
The sound of the bell
And the shuffling of papers
The noise of the pen
Desperately scraping
Trying to make
Your free flow handwriting
Your best writing?
Too much pressure
On the brain
Will you complete
Your paper before
Does the time end?
You got to pay
The brain an overtime
For thinking furiously
In so many ways
Doubting yourself
Till the last second
But did you complete
The paper on time?
Asking for some extra time
Trying to look into other’s sheet
This is the exam stress
That we all go through sometimes
The bell has sounded
Your defeat! Oh no!
You have no more time
Gotta submit the paper now
What if you have
Written something wrong?
Oh no! Here she comes
The she-devil
Who didn’t give you more time
She snatched the paper
From your hands
Before you could finish
The last line
Great! It’s finally over
No more of this
Exam stress
Which makes you
Doubt yourself, not once
But a thousand times
Pack your stuff
And grab your bag
And run away into the free world
Do not look back
At the examination hall
Featured Image Courtesy – Indian Express
