Empty chairs ,empty benches lined one behind the other
waiting eagerly to be filled
with blank papers above the bench
waiting to be touched
out of the corrridor
stood young girls and boys
some grave
some serious
mutterd their prayers first time
none would hear the heart beat
except themselves
with tension rising up
fear that gripped their hearts
The bell sound alerted them
empty chairs ,empty benches were
soon filled
calm and silent remained
the entire hall
heads bent down
eyes that searched for familiar questions
few hands busy with writing
few eyes that stared down at their paper
hands that refused to write
others lacked good memory
stuck in between their writing
not knowing how to proceed further
eyes that drowsed in between filled with heavy sleep
eyes that looked into others paper
to get glimpse of answer
afraid of the stern glance of teacher
wondering whether their fates hung in their question paper
For some time flew away
some waited for the time to pass
TIME UP SAID ONE OF THE TEACHER
PAPERS WERE soon COLLECTED
I the supervisor watch all these
calm and silent remained the hall
-abisha.x
