Teacher

Somebody is watching me

I don't know who

But 

I can feel their eyes

With every movement

They sit

Quietly 

Anticipating

my next action

So 

I choose to

RISE

to every occasion

For I know that my next step will bring

Contemplation

Once

I 

thought of myself as a 

nobody

Overlooked and

Unappreciated

Just another statistic

in this crazy 

mixed up world

Chained 

to the role that society has created for

Me

Only able to accumulate and

assimilate

with the scrapes of 

Fate

that have been placed before me

Then

resounding in my heart and head is

Somebody is watching me

But who could that possibly be?

My little daughter

with her eyes so big and wide

Glimmers of hope sparkle and shine

My little son

with the sweetest smile

as we jump, play and enjoy being wild

on sunny days

The 12-year old girl

who has missed her period again

she is afraid to tell because she'll lose all of her friends

The 15-year old boy

with his sagging

swaggin' pants

full of hormones and  lighting a Black & Mild

wearing nothing but red

cause he wanna be down

The homeless green eyed lady

with so much knowledge to give

The mayor of the town

who has forgotten how she lives

The cop who arrested my lover

so many moons ago

The man who wouldn't stop beating his woman

just because she said

"No"

The pastor

The doctor

The CIA and

FBI

The woman who lost her son in Iraq

with tears now in her eyes

Somebody is watching me

I hear it once again

I take a look in the mirror

Then try and do better

AGAIN