test

in this test,
I’ve come up with an assortment
of grades.

on the one hand,
I have so much knowledge
that it overflows on occasion
and tires all that
are examining my abilities.

on the other hand,
when they start the water lodging
of persecutions,
I come up with nothing but
tortured emotions,
and fail to breathe.

in this test,
I sometimes come up empty handed,
in a world where what you bring
to the table is the ultimate evaluation.