I felt I had to say something about this topic.

Not in My Hands


I’m told I have a gift for teaching,

advancing thought instead of preaching.

Oftentimes my wheels are turning,

searching sites to strengthen learning.

For certain, it’s an endless quest

to find what methods work the best,

for teaching tenets readjust

and, in response, I also must –

unless they make absurd demands

like putting guns in teachers’ hands.

It was inspired by #DimpleVerse's prompt "my gift" on Twitter.