The door bangs open as the Head Nerd swaggers in,
A silly smile on his face, centre of gravity all lost,
While greet him his, “friends” with sniggers as he falls
Into his chair. Across the room the girl throws her
Rolled up pencil at her beau, while the others wink,
And nod their heads knowingly! The nerd suddenly
Wakes up as if reminded of his hunger and then digs
Into his sandwich which Mom had packed for him in
Hurry, but had forgotten to put an extra tissue to soak
Excess juices dripping down his chin! A scuffle, and
Then a friend grabs at the sandwich which flops
On the the ground with sad resignation as the boys
Start guffawing uncontrollably, while the girls giggle
And shriek! Another boy moves in jerks, his eyes
Turned the wrong way, “He’s wired wrongly” says
His Mom! The Cross-eyed boy moves around with
Sense of disorientation, barks out a few words and
Then he too flops down on to his chair exhausted by
His exertion! Another, a girl sits puzzled, holding her
Head in her hands as she stares at the symbol of
An organic molecule in her notebook! Her friend
Talks loudly to her friends and stands up to dance
A few dance steps, energy bursting to be released!
The two boys and a girl sit on the ground,discussing
An outing they’ve planned for the day, homework
Class work, projects relegated to the nethermost of
Their priorities! And yet, “this is a class that will
Spring surprises” in the board exams knocking
Off estimates and predictions of scores like a ball
Scattering pins like wind scattering chaff into the air.
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