We measure our lives for the children,
whether we advocate
whether we understand
whether we accept
whether we gratify
whether we acknowledge
our own defeatist frame of mind
while trying to change lives along the way.
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I faced an obstacle today, one that turned out
represented a state of mind,
a clear example of the human condition,
the reason I stand in a classroom everyday.
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I watched as stubborn pride evolved into humility,
I listened as pain turned slowly toward humor,
even a chuckle that powdered the room,
an energy suggested we can return again,
to where it is we once stood,
that place we felt secure,
an opportunity,
a new door, that when respect
steps through with confidence,
becomes the road forward.
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I faced an obstacle today, one that turned out
represented a state of mind,
a clear example of the human condition,
the reason I stand in a classroom everyday.
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Could we step back and breathe,
might our lives find solace,
once the dust becomes an afterthought,
the cleansing has begun,
we might see truth
beyond our own selfish arrogance
lies in the eyes,
those are the needs of a teacher.