Midterms are the exams 

That we take in the middle of the school year

And we all dread them,

But that means 

We are already half way

Through the school year. 

We are one more half a school year 

Closer to being a sophomore, 

A junior, 

A senior

Or even on our way to college. 

It’s scary when you think about it, 

The time is flying by.

Soon it will be spring.

Then summer.

And before we all know it, 

Another school year will be starting.

So even though we hate midterms,

And are stressing out over college applications, 

SATs, driving tests, 

And even homework,

We need to slow down before the time is gone. 

Like Ferris Bueller says, 

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

Shannon Wilkinson

Shannon is a junior at Sweet Home High School.