I am a Teacher
I come to you as a work in process
I bring my childhood past
Can you accept my humanness?
I am a teacher
I come to you as a learner
I bring truth as I perceive it
Can you hold the questions with me?
I am a teacher
I come to you as only one voice
I bring my gift of self
Can you hear the many voices that shape identity?
I am a teacher
I come to you with the charge of “social panacea”
I bring a crowded curriculum
Can you and I withstand unrealistic expectations?
I am a teacher
I come to you with hope
I bring my faith in God
Will you journey with me in the mystery and mess of life?
Di Priest (Written Nov 2005 after reading a poem titled ‘I am a child.’)