The Life Exam

              
     
     Obligation to expand like "rubber bands"- together stretched;        
        till some snap or clap through what's ever left;        
        an ugly beautiful pile of Jam like,        
        music crowds your ears like melted wax,        
         from candle lights of hope;        
         this bugs us like a microscope; that's hard to see reality;        
         while some just want the simple things;        
         created queens and ruling kings;        
         that sit above on thrones with rings-        
         and reigns supreme;        
          deciding who or not to deem;        
          creating dreams that few achieve;        
         " get on your knees and pray to god"        
          projected schemes?        
           perhaps one sleeps and god does speak,        
          to say that all are gifts unique;        
           no pledge, or scripted speech repeats,        
           the what and why each critic speaks,        
           or profits/prophets' preach....        
           a dark age-in plain day discreet;        
           like ceilings' reach;        
           though maybe most do really see;        
        the maze, the cheese, the mice can't keep....