My Favorite Teacher

My favorite teacher was my father He taught me love when He played with me and held me Came home exhausted with bloody fingers After a sixteen hour work day When he did without for his family He taught me respect when He listened to what I had to say Made me use my manners Showed me how much he loved and honored my mother Respected his elders He taught me dignity The way he helped the less fortunate When he saluted the flag Went to work every single day for decades and never complained And never judged anyone He taught me courage When he volunteered and was wounded for his country Stood up for the weak Put himself in danger for others Went to Heaven humbly, with bright clear eyes, not complaining, after showing us all how to live He taught me how to live and how to love through his actions, not words, in the greatest of all classrooms ….. LIFE.... Favorite Teacher or Professor Poetry Contest sponsored by: Chantelle Anne Cooke 10/14/19