Teachers Poem by Carolyn Brunelle

I was taught many things
To make me strong
But the lessons were all wrong;
I only became more dependent.

The cruel discipline
Meant to teach obedience
Weakened me, made me angry;
Taught me to be afraid.

Fear held me too close
Wanted to keep me safe;
But all those walls
Planted the seeds of insecurity.

That limited love
Could only teach what it knew;
So nothing in my life worked out
The way it was intended to.

But I did find my best teacher
In spite of a rocky start,
My best guide and compass
Was the voice of my own heart.