I am a student – Let me learn Let me try – Let me taste Let me save – and not waste Let me ask – for to tell And not buy into hell - - - As a student – Let me soar Let past whimpers – yield a roar Let both eyes see no blame And both ears hear no shame - - - As my teacher – Help me learn Help me love – never hate Seek to inspire – Not berate Help me absorb what is right Not buy in to the fight - - - As a student – let me be still Let my mind block until… Let my pen stop the rage Let my heart fill the page
A weary graduate student in today’s classrooms…
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