5 Minutes

5 minutes to go
Five more minutes to wait
Distractions abound
Achievments await
Work needs to be done
I want to go to sleep
People swarm around
There's no time to weep

4 minutes to go
Time is ticking away
Page's still empty
My pen still remains
Lifeless on the page
Listless in my hand
Classes are coming up
Time acts like a brand

3 minutes to go
Pressure begins to build
Heat lapps at my heels
Time will never stand still
People are dwindling
Pen begins to move

2 minutes to go
Words begin to come
Flowing onto the page
It will never get done
No time left

1 minute to go
Nothing to hand in
3 lines, times brand

The bell rings . . .