The untold misery of studying for a test..

With my sanity hanging in precarious balance, I cram

For yet another test of my knowledge, another exam

Again, I have to prove my academic prowess

I have to attain test-based success

But my grey cells are deteriorating fast

Whatever I read does not seem to last

In the blunted sulci and gyri of my brain

Trying to remember stuff causes physical pain

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I am much better today than a decade ago

In application of my knowledge, I can show

My capabilities much better on the field

Where my cumulative experience is revealed

But my bookish knowledge has been leached from my brain

And my aging brain cella do not allow it to be replenished again

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I’ve tried mnemonics and associations as aids

For retention of facts, but they seem to fade

From my memory as soon as they are placed

This is the crux of the predicament I face..

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To lament about studying here is much more attractive

Than actually studying- to which only half-hearted attention I can give

I have to keep my energy levels from being drained

So that for the test I still have a functional brain