Wednesday, June 30, 2021

moving up

Leaving your classroom for the last time 

After the final dismissal of the school year 

Saying goodbye to your colleague friends 

Looking back at seven years of your life 


This time you are also moving up

Fledging along with your students 

Ready to fly off to the rest of your life

Building on what you have learned 


You send a photo of the empty room 

That holds so many vivid memories 

That echoes with excited children's voices 

That will belong  to all new faces next year 


You will be missed by everyone there 

The way you gave yourself entirely 

The way you spoke up advocating for others 

The way you pushed for social justice 


The future is a promise full of challenges 

That you are already competently taking on

And though it is unknown how it all turns out 

There's no doubt you are doing the right thing