'Twas the last day of the semester,
and morale was low,
but as they handed in their last finals,
students could finally go.
All week long you stayed up late,
Never took a break and barely ate.
But in the end, it was worth all the pain
To finish that paper worth half your grade.
You spent hours in the library
Or the study rooms with a friend,
But you only distracted each other
And procrastinated to no end.
And what would finals week be
Without at least three tests?
But even after studying,
You spent the exam feeling stressed.
But you are finally done
Although your brain is fried,
and regardless of the grades you get
At least, you can say you tried.
You can clean out all of your folders
And have all your notebooks burned,
Because since you're done with testing
You can forget everything you've learned.
You clean up your dorm room
And bask in post-finals bliss,
but when your parents finally see you
They notice something's amiss
Your friends come to say goodbye
And you promise to keep in touch,
While other people that you've met
You don't think you'll miss too much.
When you finally reach your home
You notice all the Christmas lights,
But you head straight to the kitchen
And eat everything in sight.
Your pets and siblings greet you,
Your parents ask about the finals you've taken.
You think you did well, and you check your scores
Only to find out you were mistaken.
But there's no time for regret!
The holidays are here;
Time to fill that empty feeling
With some Christmas cheer.
You've been so distracted by your schoolwork,
Suddenly it's almost Christmas eve!
But you can get yourself in the spirit
By putting decorations on the tree
You reunite with your hometown friends
And share your college stories.
They laugh when they see what you wore
To an ugly sweater party.
The longer that you spend at home,
The more you miss your college fam;
But when you text this in the group chat
You're not sure they understand
Before you know it Christmas Eve is here,
And you head to the party your aunt's always thrown.
You spend the night eating and talking to cousins
As your grandma tells you how much you've grown.
When it's time to go home,
You tell the party goodnight,
And as you fall asleep in your own bed
You know you're spending Christmas right.
