A Letter
To my dearest teacher,
I may not be the brightest student you’ve ever had
nor am I the nicest
nor the sweetest
nor the most opinionated
nor the most curious
nor the most charming,
I may not be the student you’ll always remember,
but you are a teacher that I will never forget
for you taught me great things
greater than those you can learn from books,
things that you can only learn through experience,
things I wouldn’t have been able to learn on my own.
You taught me forgiveness
and understanding
and patience
and gentleness
and humility
and open-mindedness
and acceptance.
Those are the things I wouldn’t have been able to learn on my own.
You are my parent
in a home far away from my home.
You are my parent
in a family that is a community, a society.
You are my parent
when I’m away from my other parents.
You are my parent
in sadness, joy, fear and confusion.
You are my parent
that will always be a part of me.
You are my parent.
You are important to me.
I don’t need celebrities to look up to
for you are my idol.
I don’t need DC Comics and Marvel
for me to have a hero
for I have you as mine.
You have sacrificed so much for me
so did my parents,
and the heroes for the place they protect.
You are a parent.
You are a hero.
You may not remember me forever
but I know I will remain in your heart and memory
as you will in mine.
Copyright © Max Ortiz | Year Posted 2016
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