I want to teach

I Want to Teach

I long for the day
When I can just say
I am not a clerk
Damned paperwork
I want to teach
Want to reach,
Inspire,
Create
Learners,
That
Will
Grow
And
Think
Past
Tests.
My goal is lifelong learners.

A candlelight poem- exactly 17 lines. Syllable structure- 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 7
Rhyme scheme- a, a, a, b, b, c, c, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x, x ( x being unrhymed)