Choose, & Later Face the Facts

A

B

C

D

E

5 choices.

100 questions.

I know all of the tricks, I think.

Skip the ones that you don’t know.

Answer the easy ones then go back.

Just skipped about 30 questions.

How much will that be?

70?! A C?!

Nope! Can’t have that!

20 minutes on the clock.

Time to attack –

Attack –

ATTACK!

Fill in the blanks.

Make it look random.

Should I go with C or D…?

Wait. I think I know this one.

How much time?

Look up – less than 9.

Can’t double take.

Can’t take a break.

Just fill it in – fill it in – FILL IT IN!

“Time’s up. Pencils down.”

Still 2 blanks. Bubble them in.

“Pencils DOWN.”

“Sorry…” Get up, hand it in –

Proceed to dread how horribly I did.

-o0o-

Get back home –

“Hey! So how’d it go?”

Just smile back and say,

“It was ok.”

“Okay? Just okay?”

Pause.

Hesitate – “Yeah…”

“Hmm… Guess we’ll have to see.”

-o0o-

The days pass by fast,

And the clock doesn’t let you forget.

1 tick.

2 tick.

3 tick. 4

“Time to go to school…”

Out the door.

-o0o-

Results were posted on the website,

Although who really wants to check.

“I’m passing your grades back now,”
The teacher shouts.

Time for the ultimate dread to begin.

-o0o-

It’s not bad.

IT’S NOT GOOD EITHER.

I can make it up.

FACE THE FACTS. NOT HAPPENING.

It’s not over yet…

IT WAS OVER THE MOMENT YOU DECIDED TO SLACK OFF.

This isn’t the final.

DOESN’T MEAN IT’S NOT IMPORTANT.

Hopefully it won’t matter so much.

STOP MAKING EXCUSES.

FACE THE FACTS. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T CARE.

DO care.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T CARE ENOUGH.

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