Teacher

March 31, 2015

If I ever become a teacher

I want to teach my students more than what's in the text book

I want to show them the wild wonders of the world

I want to teach them that this is a dark place

And it will punch you in the face

Only to kick you in the shins

When you regain composure

But don't worry

There are good things

There is the pitter patter of rain against your window

Bringing life and washing that pain away

I will teach them like they are musicians, scholars, and artists

Because they are musicians, scholars, and artists

But for now they will hold an innocent wonder in their little hands

They will try to catch everything the world throws at them

Then there will come a time when I will teach them to let that innocence go like leaves in the wind

And I will teach them not to go after it

I want to teach them that this world is a crayon box

The people are all different colors and shades

And you must not ever forget to look past that

And you must not ever forget to appreciate it

I will teach them that people, they come in all shapes and sizes

They come in all sorts of layers

And sometimes even after all that peeling

you still won't understand them

But that's okay because some things are meant to be hidden

And some things must be shouted from the rooftops

Until the echo follows you in your bedroom

I will teach them to share

To give and give and give

And maybe then they be will ready to take

Because to take can be to hurt

But to take can be just as important as giving if you do it right

I will teach them everything I have learned

And everything that I will learn

Because I still have so much to learn

And when I stand in front of a classroom

They will be wide eyed and worried

So all I will ask of them is patience, and a listening ear

And I will promise to do the same

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