she was not your usual teacher
she was not your usual teacher
she taught us how to think
taught us how to believe in ourselves
how to imagine our lives full of joy
school had been boring until I met her
she would not allow my boredom to close me down
we had lunch together, and she discovered the real me
I was not the person I showed to the world
I was a thinker, who had been shut down by negativity
a girl who had forgotten how passionate new ideas are
she coaxed the little shut down child of me to play with possibilities
I began to study stars, geology, artists
I began to read biographies
She opened me up to new possibilities
Taught me to be a life-long learner
She was not your usual teacher
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