For Students Everywhere

I don't know if I should post this here, but one of my students this year contributed this poem (I'm not sure if she wrote it herself, or if she found it lurking about the net) to our class blog. I offer it here cuz I think it actually quite good, and it will probably sound very familiar to most.

Twas the night before finals,
And all through the college
The students were praying
For last minute knowledge.

Most were quite tired
But none touched their beds
While visions of essays
danced in their heads.

Out in the taverns,
A few were still drinking,
And hoping that liquor
would loosen their thinking.

In my own apartment,
I had been pacing,
And dreading exams
I soon would be facing.

My roommate was speechless,
Her nose in her books,
And my comments to her
Drew unfriendly looks.

I drained all the coffee,
And brewed a new pot,
No longer caring
That my nerves were shot.

I stared at my notes,
But my thoughts were all muddy,
My eyes went ablur,
I just couldn't study.

"Some pizza might help,"
I said with a shiver,
But each place I called
Refused to deliver.

I'd nearly concluded
That life was too cruel,
With futures depending
On grades earned in school.

When all of a sudden,
Our door opened wide,
As Patron Saint Put It Off
Ambled inside.

Her spirit was careless,
Her manner was mellow,
Then all of a sudden'
She started to bellow:

"What kind of student
Would make such a fuss,
To toss back at teachers
What they tossed at us?"

"On Cliff Notes! On Crib Notes!
On Last Year's Exams!
On Wingit and Slingit,
And Last Minute Crams!"

Her message delivered,
She vanished from sight,
But we heard her laughing
Outside in the night.

"Your teachers have pegged you,
So just do your best.
Happy Finals to All,
And to All, a good test."