The Student

Perched at his desk he studies By reading his book he learns more and more About the subject at hand he must know The test is soon and he must do well And deep down in his heart he knows he will perform For on that day things will fall into place And as his pen makes its mark The paper will reflect All the hard work he put at that desk For he is a student that wants to do well And he makes a promise to himself on that given night “I am the man” And he doesn’t lose sight of the larger plan For success is his quest and affirmations he makes Hoping they ring true he doesn’t dwell on them much Believing in himself, he is a confident man He has ability and a mind that is sharp He is also smart But he must work hard To achieve the grade he must evade Many temptations that pop in his way And at his desk he begins and ends Reading his book and learning as he goes Flicking through the chapters with effortless ease It is only himself that he must appease