Closure

Being a teacher for over ten years now, I am becoming an expert on closure. I have been preparing my heart for the days to come and the day when all of my students will become my former students. I will no longer play the same role as I did before. I will no longer get to sing a silly song or laugh along with them. I will not get to hear them sing or watch how proud they are when they accomplish something. It is sad, really tough to take some days, but I know they are growing up and changing every day growing towards who they will become.

They will visit and stay in touch, but it never is the same. So tonight, I think of all their faces, dreams, and hopes, praying for a special time these last six days…