Volcano - I can see myself!

VOLCANO

It's only a model volcano

Being built by two 

very excited second graders

Of whom I am very proud 

I watch them and 

I smile as I begin to see

how many parts of the model resemble ME!

Me going hiking, me in the gym, me sitting for too long

The steep sides, the potholes, the dips

The uphill climb, the rocky paths, the slippery terrain, 

Me climbing, sweating, whining, trying to listen attentively

but silently shouting out words

you don't want to hear

Till finally

I reach flat ground, stable ground, right at the top

Then a sure sigh of relief you will hear

Tinged with streaks of embarrassment

How could I have been such a pain?

But I did it, I made it!

That's surely ME!

I hear and feel 

the rumble from within

The lava bubbling from within

Shaking the very earth on which it stands

That's ME again! 

Trying hard to control 

the laughter that bubbles from within

when I remember that walk, or was it a run? 

as I tried to get to the restroom before.......

That laughter again when my siblings and I meet

reminiscing, retracing the steps 

of our shared history, our childhood journey 

Me, laughing out loud, stomping the ground 

At the same trying hard to control lava 'overflowing'

that which will surely

 require a change of clothes

That's ME again

I also feel the crinkly, hard bits

The sharp points and the unseen holes

Not sure what it will look like

when it is all done!

That ME again

The uncertainties, the unknown, the what 'ifs'

Is it this, or that, am I here or there?

those thoughts that sometimes keep

me wondering and trapped

It really is only a model volcano 

Being built by two 

very excited second graders

Of whom I am very proud 

their great ideas, their effort, their collaboration

 the hard work, and fun they have together

All remind me of ME

So many lessons learned along the way

Thank you kiddos for teaching me each day!