I stand before you with all the humanity I can possibly muster,
yet, I will be sure to cover it up with some facade of well being.
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I realize we must bring to our students the best of our wares,
and while doing so, I will need to be a guiding mentor indeed.
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There’s a certain beauty in being a planned member of society,
rather than simply living by the seat of my pants.
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A classroom of empty desks, all readying themselves for new souls,
those that will embrace the passion being garnered by a mentor.
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I stand before you my colleagues and express my genuine concern,
please help me find my stability, the energy that helps this room to move.
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A day of staff development that all of us with little question agreed,
could better be spent doing shots at a local brewery nearby, (oops)
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Ah, but alas, that is the part we always suggest at the start of the year,
will be put aside to endear and engage the souls of our assigned siege.
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I am easily delighted by a smile, a joke, or an off-handed remark,
that allows me to be less human just for only a short time more.
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Before the legions arise over the horizon in numbers of greatest need,
stomping through the wheat fields whose harvest has passed me by.
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Strap up, grab a writing utensil, notice the purpose of my white boards,
with a delightful smile, open the door while we let our humanity join hands.