a well deserved break,
then becomes holiday
prepare to go back,
did we ever get away?

it's a new group to learn,
a space to decorate
we all settle in,
here to face the same fate

they grow and they learn,
progress feels steady
reports come and go,
they'll never feel ready

a long sluggish term,
the weeks never end
events, celebrations,
exhaustion, a new friend

the end is in sight,
fear and joy seep in
shut down our brains,
till the new year's begin