Thoughts on Life Inside and Outside of Room 26
"Why thou, loss upon loss! ... and no satisfaction, no revenge. Nor no ill luck stirring but what lights o' my shoulders, no sighs but o' my breathing, no tears but o' my shedding." I feel as though I was just here. I was just in this place of sorrow, of death, and confusion. I lost the Principal who hired and inspired me for years in January (see prior blog entry) This loss is a loss so powerful, so painful, so shocking and profound it has taken my breath away for days; I am still not fully breathing. I am waiting to hear that it was announced in error; they were wrong; the system broke and there was a mistake made. I'm waiting for that call, that email, that announcement. I cannot wrap my mind or my heart around this event of profound loss. I am yet numb.
As a teacher, I am also a learner. This teacher, this hallway neighbor, this colleague and friend of 25 years taught me, with her unique and powerful ways:
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