for the teacher

Spanking-new signpost
showing the way
guiding the lost and uncertain

Soon the howling winds
wear you down
skew your pointer
north is
north east

Your 78 miles
weathered or amended
to 18

You remain in situ
merely existing
misguiding those that follow
watching time pass by
as man and nature
thanklessly chisel away
at your core


Beacon of knowledge
fresh out of college
guiding the lost and uncertain

As the howling kids
with skewed direction
wear you down

Do not watch time pass
living from
bell to bell
and misalign purpose
with existence

Hold true to your North
thanklessly or not

Those that follow
will be grateful
when they arrive