What Is Man That You Exalt Him?

What is man

That you should exalt him,

That you should
Set your heart on him.

That you should
Visit him every morning

And test him every moment?

Mid-year examinations are nearing.
Exams, exams.
Many cringe at the mention of its name.

It sounds ironic
We are loved unconditionally
We are also 'tested every moment'
Why should we be?
Why must we be tested?

Why does he want to test us?

We will always be in primary school
Until we decide
To take the primary school leaving examination
We will always be in secondary school
Until we decide
To sit for the ordinary level examination

We cannot move on
If we are not tested

Every promotion
Comes after passing
A test
An examination

We are fallible
We are forgetful
We are unpredictable

It is difficult
To keep clean
When we live amidst mess
When our environment
Isn't perfect

But we can go through all
With our examiner
Who is much more than a judge
But our first love
Our faithful promise maker

Welcome
Exams of any kind
Welcome
All the tests in the world

I embrace you
With a future
And a hope

I focus on my
Higher ground
My greater life
So that I can make proud
My faithful morning visitor
My beginning
My end
My forever