The Halls of Middle School

The shuffling of feet scattered in the hallways, Wooden and metal desk and yellow pencil shavings, The bell sounds when each class ends I hear laughter, I see unfamiliar faces all around me The smell of paper fills the hallways Thinking, Learning, Focusing Piles of paper work lie upon the teachers desk. Have some empathy, Use a bit of humor, Stir in the patience, And look forward to your day. Teaching may start out like a little girl playing school with stuffed animals. Her students are birds learning to fly high to the clouds.