Paul

Paul The 5 Minute Battle A sharp ringing resounds in my head As I realize I’m not lying in my bed At the best episode of a reverie. The teacher strides by striking me In the head with that wretched weapon She wields by her side to beckon All scholars who have fallen deep Without effort into an oppressive sleep. I leap to my feet and fly to the door Attempting to beat the crowd wondering evermore From class to class never halting to rest As Moses and his nation roaming to discover their nest. Eking along at a miserable eight feet per minute I panic in the realization of a lacking time limit. As I rush down the hall mimicking an untamed river An ignorant freshman stands frozen beginning to quiver. The masses consume him and I My heart longs to rise up and fly Up and over the mob. My first destination Comes into over, minute, time, one, last, fly, five, feet, class, yearning, wretched, wondering, without, wing, wields, whirl, wheel, weapon, warily, waft, untamed, towards, threshold, three, teachers, teacher, tardy, sudden, students, striking, strides, straggler, stands, sprint, sling, sleep