Anoucheka Gangabissoon Poet Free verse

My Ache

I long to be, in my duty, like everybody else
I long, to have in the notion of others
A good reputation!

Why, being an educator seemed
Before I jumped into its pool
A thing so simple
Why, dealing with children
Had, after all, always been a piece of cake!

Children, thought I,
Would be obedient
And polite
More, they would be keen to learn
And have, for me
Respect accompanied by a mild fear!

I expected not to be unable to handle a class
I expected not to be retorted
To be refused 
To meet with homework and classwork
Not done
And to care not if I reprimand for such
I expected not to meet with rude behavior
I expected not to lose all my energy
My hair and my voice
In a career which I thought would be
As easy as two plus two makes four!

Pray, I do know I am made of sensitivity
I do know I have not a loud voice
And that I speak softly
I do know that I have no children of my own
Still,
I consider myself not unexperienced when dealing
With such!

I long to be made of savoir faire
I long to be like the rest
I long to be good at what I do
To earn my living!

Contest name: The Poet's Ache
Sponsor: Greg Barden
Written on 30 July 2017

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart July 30, 2017 at 11:35 AM Awesome write! :) Anoucheka Gangabissoon July 30, 2017 at 12:11 PM Thkq Maureen :)

Glen Schwartz July 30, 2017 at 10:35 AM I ran out of room. This was a beautiful write It gave me goose bumps feeling the pain in your words. Please keep trying you have chosen such an honorable profession . God Bless Anoucheka Gangabissoon July 30, 2017 at 10:48 AM I certainly will Glen :) Thks for the warm words.

Glen Schwartz July 30, 2017 at 10:24 AM Dear Anoucheka, I can feel such pain in you words that I must write. I was a disruptive child, board with school, until a teacher told me "You should be the one demanding me to teach, You should be the one stealing every bit of knowledge from every teacher. For our future is set weather you want to learn or not, but your is uncertain. Be prepared today and you will be prepared in life." This hit home I was Honor roll after that I still remember it 35 years later. Good luck your friend Glen :)