Teacher
heard
her heels
click, click, click
on out the door
four years
up and down the hall
heard
her heels
click, click, click
seemed she
always knew
where she was going
click, click, click
a planner by nature
a worrier by birth
a corrector by habit
she was a mentor
to a kid
who needed mentoring
and the books
she gave
were magic
“It was the best of times,
it was the worst of times …”
and I’ve missed her
O how much
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