I can’t do it.
Try as I might
however bravely I go forward
I won’t be able to finish in time
to get the grade
that will allow me to go on.
This is the end.
I’ve reached the razor’s edge
and someone’s getting cut
and all evidence
points to that someone
being me.

I can’t change that.
I can’t fix it
I can’t find a way around.
I’m going to fail
again
before I got out the gate
which really
is the easiest way to fail.

Congratulations
in advance
to me
for having succeeded
in nothing.