Oh, I Wish I Would Study

• Rayyan Gunawan, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2019

Oh I wish I would study
Instead of playing with me buddy
Focus on those doodles
Instead of these noodles

Why didn’t I do some math
Instead of taking a 2-hour bath.
If I fail, I could get killed
Or even sent back to the rice field

I wish I would sit in class wide awake
Instead of needing a toilet break
Listening to my teacher yapping about
Instead of doing the other teachers hand out

My heart's beating like a drum
It’s alright I’m not that dumb
Oh wait is this test for geography
Oh man I wish I could see