An Ode To NECAP Testing by Elizabeth

I squint and chew on my Jolly Rancher

wondering what to write.

I try my best to stay awake

I got no sleep last night.

Why do they all hate us so?

Why must they force this torture upon us?

Is it something that we did?

It makes me want to cuss.

I stress and cry and worry

about this dreaded test.

The teachers tell us not to fret,

they tell us “Just do your best”

But how would the teachers know

the terror that we go through?

All they do is sit and read

while we all feel so blue.

I battle my way through the questions

and try to get the answers right.

But when my brain fails due to boredom,

I guess I lose the fight.

I look at the clock and frown

and that frown turns to a grimace.

I only have 5 more minutes

to wrap everything up and finish.

I quickly finish my prompt,

unhappy with its quality.

 It really is quite bad,

So bad I’d consider it comedy. 

This horrible time once a year

really kills my pleasure.

Let's rid the world of NECAP Testing

for we can do it, together!