A Teacher's Plea

 A Teacher's Plea

I want to go back

I do

I want--

Quiet down now please

Come on kiddos, please

Thank you

I can't go back

It's not safe

I can't--

Students! Please

I don't want to raise my voice

Our classrooms

Are a second home

A place--

Should I just wait?

Let you all finish talking?

Okay, sorry about that

Where was I?

Oh, right--

Sorry, gotta take this call

Answer this email

Attend this virtual meeting

Learn how to use this

Learn how to use that

I have to relearn

How to do my whole job

But I'm here

Here for your children

Here for education

For compassion

For hope

Please, I want to go back, I really do

I just can't.