16. For the Love of Reading

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After Joy Harjo's Where we lived....

Where I kept autonomy in seating, 

I now have seating charts.

 

Where I taught using meaningful approaches,

we now fill in a form.

 

Where we used to treasure creativity,

we now have no time for that.

Where I used to form lessons to engage,

I'm now told how I should do it (even though it doesn't engage.)

Where I used to live for the joy of teaching,

I now know those days are gone.

 

But Spirit stepped in, got my attention.

I now focus on joy in relationships,

and loving that person in front of me.

 

I refuse to give my energy and health away

to a situation I did not create.

I seek to do as little damage as possible,

in a demeaning and deadening system.

And most importantly,

I will forever put books in their hands,

for without a love of reading, 

there is nothing of value.