(Written on 2022-11-08)

Aligned with precision, the desks stood.
Forced down on the paper,
a pen held by clenching fingers.
Ink (only blue or black) seeped
through the surface
of the four-sided white sheets
stacked on each other,
being pinned down as if
it had been arrested.

"Five minutes left"
, the clock on the yellowish wall whispered
and let out an ominous giggle.
Tik Tik. Tap Tap.
Tears swam along the edge of the eyelid
(No need for them to fall.
You have studied enough...right?)
The black printed letters split and
flew over the page...No Focus!

Tik Tik. Tap Tap.
The foot suddenly stopped tapping.
Guided by a ruler a long sweep
across the bottom of the page.
Their dull eyes lifted, looking into the
back of the head before them.
One by one the packs of paper
were collected, each expected to
hold the same written words of
useless knowledge.