The wonder, the terror, the mixture of you
The unleashed power you have yet to claim
The seesaw of joy and sorrow you navigate
Eerie sunlight slipping inside grey clouds
Heavy with unshed tears
Builds you up
Takes you down
Learn from the downside as much as from the upside
Take in all the subtle lessons
covertly and overtly placed
around your small soul
sort the value
weigh the conflicting content with your heart rather than your mind
Feel rather than think
Value every single second of the learning
Lessons on the edges of the classroom
The side where no one sees who you are
The dirt packed playground
Sweat runs down red cheeks furrows of wildness
The pulsing mass of the students in the hallway
Each one has value to shape you, teach you, control you, reach you
Some you let drift away,
some embed themselves in your heart forever,
Some you learn to run from.
Perfect in your own unique way
So much time wasted as you learn that most important lesson of all
Comparing yourself to others is the garish and selfish robber
who steals your time and talent
Makes you fight between superior judge or unworthy friend
Becoming the person you were made to be
Learn all that you can
Give your best in the small things.
All the myriad learning adds up to
The sagacity of You
Cindy Barrineau Curtis writes for the love of the craft. A retired educator, she works part time, learns full time, and keeps writing every chance she gets.
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