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The Forgotten Exam

A humorous poem inspired by a reoccurring dream

By Jasmine AguilarPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
The Forgotten Exam
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Running late

Can't find class

Unfamiliar halls

room numbers are out of order

and they don't make much sense

Everyone is laughing

My high school crush is laughing too

A joke I had somehow missed?

No, I think they're laughing at me

After many turns down

never ending, unfamiliar halls

I finally find my class

Math class

The moment I step into class

I already know I'm late

The second I sit down, the teacher hands me an exam

An exam I knew nothing about!

Formulas I don't recognize

Not knowing the slightest how to solve!

The timer starts, the exam begins!

Not knowing the answers in the slightest

I can only write what comes to mind

Pencil ready to write, freshly sharpened

But lead breaks off instead

I try again

Pencil lead breaks off yet again

The timer goes off

The exam is over

Didn't even make it past the first problem

Looks like I failed that exam!

This humorous poem was inspired by a reoccurring dream I have about finding myself in high school only to discover there's an exam I knew nothing about.

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About the Creator

Jasmine Aguilar

Fascinated by pop culture and its effect on society... movies, music, books.. and pretty much anything.

I love writing and write a little bit of everything including a science fiction WIP!

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/J.A.Rose

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    Written by Jasmine Aguilar