A Teachable Moment by Rhonda

I am subbing in a Language Arts Class...

But remember nothing I read...

Lock your classroom doors they say...

As time ticks into lunchtime...

I glance out the window...

I see swarms of police cars & news media tripods set up...

Then I know...

It seems surreal but it is real...

The kid had a gun in school...

The media makes no mention that it is loaded...

I arrive home, get out of my car and kiss my driveway...

I write this in my mind as I try to sleep...

When I say every day is a gift not to waste, I mean it...

I live another day to see the rise.