Sunday, March 26, 2006
aloha!

Severe Suffering Singapore School Student Syndrome
woe is me!
(and you,all you fellow P-O-Ws)
projects long overdue
(not our fault, this be true)
always more in the queue
no one has a clue
of what we're going through
faces turning blue
we all got the flu
glasses askew
stoning like a statue
brains like tofu
eyebags the wrong hue
sleep we eschew
blankets growing mildew
no time to renew
our minds a stew
destroying our IQ
over work we argue
demolishing our EQ
we're sick of all this hoodoo!
and yet they take all these as their miscue
to further burden this poor crew
is there no rescue?
as each new deadline makes its debut
we all know we're gonna go cuckoo
now whip out your tissue
soon we'll all say adieu.
woe is me, woe is you.- the Darkening Dawn
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they come in pairs, the workers
they come with spades and shovels
and they dig.
they dig for minutes, hours, days, years
most dig for five years or so.
they continue digging
but now they have companions.
little ones.but no worries, they get bigger all the time
the companions sit by the edge of the pit and wait.
they wait.
after ten more years
the pit is ready to be filled.
so the diggers gather around the edge of the pit
and throw in whatever they think may fill it up completely.
they throw in paper, mostly books and documents. articles. guidebooks.
after that there is still a little bit of space left.
it was always meant to be filled with...the companions
so the diggers, they seize the companions
and hurl them into the pit.
unceremoniously, without warning.
now the companionsthey are left to dig through the mess.
they dig, oh yes they dig.but they have more to dig.
they must deepen the holeeven though they stand in it.
that is the nature of the Pit.to be brought up to dig
dig, such that you might be trapped in it.
and when you find your partner
you too will throw in your little companion
and he will digsuch that he will be trapped in it.
such is the education system.- the Darkening Dawn

im such a fan.