spt 11/08/05: identity - serious

my job
is one of the most serious jobs in the world.
i have young minds to fill and shape.
past, current and future students look
to me as a model of all that i teach.
a model of all that we say is just and right.
scary.
what do they see when they look at me?
love?
discipline?
encouragement?
disappointment?
i wonder if the children know
that they
are really teaching me.

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