Finals Week

Dedicated to my fellow college students: "May the odds be ever in your favor"

Rise up, oh ye student!

I know this hour is not prudent,

But all this week is the tests

And you must do your best.

Study hard all night

Until dawn’s first light

Go ahead, drink some coffee

Enjoy a little caffeinated glee.

Then study, study, study

Until your fingers are bloody

From thousands of paper cuts

No, “ifs, ands, or buts.”

Sleep is an now only an option,

Alarm clocks are a precaution.

Make sure to write that essay

And fall to your knees and pray

That your professor will have grace

Because you did it at break-neck pace.

Calculate your minimum grade

To see how much effort must be made,

Then you may go cry

And wonder exactly why

You didn’t put more energy in before.

Cuz now you’re curled up on the floor

Begging all the torture to end

Even though you don’t have this time to spend

You have books and outlines to read

Even though it’s caffeine you need.

Don’t bother with sleep

You can collapse in a heap

At the end of finals week

Reviews

[ReadsAtDances]

Great poem! Very relatable, and it made me laugh. The rhymes felt very natural and not forced, and my favorite lines were "you have books and outlines to read, even though it's caffeine you need." The poem certainly captures the panic that is finals week. Thanks for the fun read!

[jesserose99]

This is great...I never was much of a cruncher or studier...but I saw my sister go through this and it seems very honest this poem. I enjoy the flow, and it was humorous... a very fast read.

[~]

Ahah.. this brought back memories.. not even caffeine could help me. :) well done Mike!

[Steph]

I can totally relate to this! The hours upon hours of study for exams.. then staying up until 2am the night before and panicking because you think you haven't done enough. I loved your rhyming scheme and how everything flowed so well.

Thank you for your review on my story by the way :)