I teach because…

I love to teach

I see joy

And pain

And potential

And heartache

And hope

And doubt

And…

So

Much

More.

And now

I see my son.

It is my son

I’m trying to convince

To do his work

When my student feels

He is nothing.

It is my son

I am trying to build confidence in

When my student

Feels

She is incapable.

It is my son

I am trying to mold

And support

And entrust

And show

Every

Day

That they can

And should

Break every barrier

Reach every goal

And dream every wish

And it is my son

That I lose

When I don’t.

And so

I keep trying

With passion.

Always.