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unusually quiet hearing hearts beating eyes focused seconds pass pencils scratching row and columns tiny darkened circles running across the page minutes pass arms stretching children sighing heads resting upon desks an hour passes highlighting underlining cautiously rereading another hour passes slowly contemplating questioning second guessing new york state assessments
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Natasha
3/29/2022 06:17:23 pm
The actions you've listed in your poem are so perfect. I love this encapsulation of what happens as kids have to take state tests. The line that stands out most to me is "heads resting upon desks". It's such a common sight, and sort of hurts my heart to read it in your poem.
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