Before order I look
Around see people talking and getting napkins,
Swirling sugar deeper into cup’s voice
I think of high school tests and how I’d look
Around before we were told to
Start
Who’s prepared who’s anxious and
Who just doesn’t care
And what is this but me again being tested
With a day
Another pinch and punch of time
Penalty and reward, direct deposit and
Speak, or whisper, doesn’t matter–
Everyone here yells, or speaks
Like they need to be heard
Lecture the test started is mine
Ready yet,
No so more leaning
Against wall trying not to
Look impatient
(3/22/15)