finals week

[metaphorliteral]

The decorations lend a festive air
while chaos reigns beneath their twinkling glow.
The students wish that they were anywhere

besides in front of the monitor's glare
trying so hard to get the words to flow.
The decorations lend a festive air,

but Christmas is too far away to care.
Writing term papers, sucking down cups of joe,
the students wish that they were anywhere,

perhaps in bed, at home, or in the air
en route to Europe. Here's the status quo:
the decorations lend a festive air

while below the tinsel, students tear out their hair
as prose quality declines to a new low.
The students wish that they were anywhere

because all these exams just aren't fair
and everyone's beyond ready to go.
The decorations lend a festive air
while students wish they could be anywhere.