Not Only a Dream
I see them before me
Eyes glued to me;
Waiting.
Waiting for me to tell them
All that they need to know.
I just want to make them what I know they can be
Not just what the state says that they should be.
This won't just change my life
It will change theirs.
I will be better for having made them smarter,
Better prepared for the lives that lie ahead of them.
This is what I was meant to do.
I was meant to change lives
If I change my own that's simply a consolation prize.
I was meant to teach them what they need
If I make her proud that's just frosting.
I was meant to show them how to survive in a world of big words and high standards
If I learn more myself that's nothing more than a subtle surprise--
Something not in the lesson plan.
I will change their lives
And maybe my own.
This isn't a dream
It's my reality
I am doing it now;
It's already begun.
It's not just what I've dreamed of for the past five years
This is my life now
And it couldn't be better than this.