School Exam Poems

Existential Exams

By Mark D. Stucky
Math problems, essay questions,
multiple choice, fill in the blanks…
Many are the tests we take
from grade school through grad school.

We also encounter...

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School 

A teacher smiles with the bad news
He won’t get his grades, in their view
He’s wasted ten years attending school
he’s good in PE and the...

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“I walked towards the
 room, thinking that
my grades will bloom.”

“But when I grabbed the 
question paper, 
suddenly my hands 
weren’t stable. ”

“Then I walked toward...

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Because this here is your passing 
out parade doth your cap and gown

This here I don't know if you if you are 
aware or know...

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I want to pull my hair out and scream
why does school have to be so mean...

Packets upon packets thrown in my face
I wish my mother...

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Exam hall -
Silence reigns,
Minutes crawl,
Boredom drains,

Pens fly,
Legs ache,
Kids sly,
No break,

Nails chewed,
Heads scratched,
Answers spewed,
Or hatched.

Collect sheets,
Time is up,
Test completes,
Let's wind up.


(2 or 3 syllables per line)

11.22.19

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Hi, my name is Exam. 
Some of you already know me. 
Some will be seeing me for the first time. 
I killed so many, 
And...

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Sometimes I wonder
    why time flies so fast,
I never thought it would be like this.
My chair is isn't comfortable, 
  ...

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I whizzed past the assembler, add
count in octal, subtract 
hexadecimal. Found error 
in the dump file, all zeroes
and wondered, is this an omen?

Surprise! write me...

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EXAM MALPRACTICE

We are no saints, we haven't got holiness
Yet our steps can be retraced
Everyone there where he lacks 
For we're all for one and one...

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People not knowing fidget, look around the room knocking the table as they cradle their heads.
People knowing frantically write their thoughts, feet planted, eyes crossed...

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THE EXAM
who could see what i believe
exam is what no more to see
instead to test it get men to grief
where o exam is your brief


can...

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torturous exam
cleansing tides down psyche slide
silted memory
important events recalled
instructor evaluates...

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Ding dong!
the warning bell
'only ten minutes left'
invigilator announces
so many problems are yet to be solved
passing remains a dream again
let me write a poem
before the next
ding...

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