It was assigned a week ago
A simple worksheet, 5 quick questions.
Still, I did it at 2 am
On the day it was due.
A simple worksheet, 5 quick questions.
Or worse, the essay that
Three days after it was due,
I stayed up all night to finish.
Or worse, the essay that
Was for a teacher I did not want to disappoint.
I stayed up all night to finish
Well, actually, I couldn’t stay awake.
For a teacher I did not want to disappoint
Those classes were the best I’d had
Well, actually, I couldn’t stay awake,
Because 40 minutes is not enough to function.
Those classes were the best I’d had.
Why did it take a year to learn
That 40 minutes is just not enough to function?
I tried to cheat it, set alarms every 10 minutes.
Why did it take a year to learn
That napping on the couch is not sleep?
I tried to cheat it, set alarms every 10 minutes
Only to sleep through them
And wake up in cold sweat
Because the homework was not finished.
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