Because of a piece of paper

Because of a piece of paper my life goes downhill

below sea level.

It is after all my test paper.

I fainted dead away when I saw it this time.

It was a feast for eyes with no sight.

I knew it, I so knew it

I was grounded, grounded for sure.

Because of a piece of paper, I felt guilt

Something I have never before felt

Something I lacked.

I always found someone to blame

This time too I found someone

I found myself.

Laziness had taken its toll

I had written the paper carelessly

I was losing it

I wasn’t who I was anymore.

The judgment day came

Until which I was worried.

I faced my parents

I told them my marks.

All it took was a promise,

A promise to change.

A promise I would never fail to keep.

Because of a piece of paper, I realized

Success comes free with hard work,

We learn to know and,

Not only to write.