EXAM STRESS

Studying and stressing

Over exams which are pressing

So many thoughts clouding my mind

The workload's appalling

My confidence is falling

And peace I cannot seem to find

My room is all cluttered

My spirits are gutted

As I realise all the things I must do

My brain is not working

A breakdown is lurking

There's just too much work to get through

Some subjects are easy

While others make me queasy

And I curse myself for being so dumb

It's taking me ages

To summarise these pages

And my fingers are becoming quite numb

There's distractions galore

I can't focus no more

I must take some time to chill out

Noises are blaring

My temper is flaring

"Shut up, I'm studying!" I shout

I'm feeling agitated

It's just too complicated

Nothing adds up or makes sense

These stupid equations

Just fuel my frustrations

And the pressure I feel is immense

My eyelids are drooping

My shoulders start stooping

I'll just have a five minute rest

I wake two hours later

Then stare at my paper

And realise I shouldn't be so stressed

Because years from now

It won't matter how

You get two from xy plus c

And all those stressed nights

Will just make my hair white

So if I stress less I'll be more happy

And as sure as the sun

Exams will get done

Though I don't know how well I will do

But one thing I do know

Is that time will not slow

And exams are a thing I'll live through

They have been done before

They will get done once more

And no matter my results I'll survive

(And I'd just like to say

I did my first exam today

And what do you know, I'm still alive!)

So just try your very best

And don't get too stressed

Exams aren't the be all and end all

And like water keeps flowing

Your life will keep going

Just remember to stand proud and stand tall

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I started this before I sat my first exam (I was supposed to be studying, hehe) and it's pretty much how I was feeling at the time- extremely stressed. But I did come to realise that there's more to life than exams and now that I've sat my first exam and survived, I know it's true. (Although I haven't sat my maths exam yet!) I just hope that this reassures anyone who's going through the exam experience that exams don't last forever (even though it may seem like it at the time). Anyway, enough babbling :) Please tell me what you thought. Greatly appreciated :)