On Oceans of Blue

where have the good teachers gone?
the ones who learn to teach
and teach to learn?
where have the inspirations gone?
the dawsons and williams?
the love of reading
and the love of writing?
the love of learning
and the love of knowing?
where have all the good teachers gone?
where is the teacher who instructs to inspire?
not to require
to pass a test
but to enjoy
and revel in our history
our heritage
our past
and our present
to make our future
more intelligent
more wise
more loving
more teachable
our future is rude
our future is disrespectful
our future is dishonest
our future is unteachable
unteachable because nobody teaches
except for the test
nobody teaches
except for the money
nobody teaches
for the love of teaching
or the love of learning
thank you dawson
i love to read
thank you williams
i love to write
thank you God
for blessing me in my past
with teachers who taught to learn
and who learned to teach
and thank you God
for my trials i face today
for my teachings from my past
stand firm
hold fast
grip tight
so i will survive
i love to learn
and i will learn to teach
for the love of learning
and to teach to learn