See a Smile
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Teachers, we try.
We stay up all night.
The work you assign
well, theres a fine line
between hard and cruel,
driving our struggle in school.
We read, we write.
and we're still not bright.
Bright enough for you to give a damn about us,
while we argue and talk back and cry and fuss.
But deep inside, I do understand
that each and every assignment indeed had a plan.
Giving us the skills that now give us power,
even if it took us hours and hours.
Just give us a break, everyonce in a while.
And maybe, just maybe, you'll see a smile.