Thank You

Until the moment they realize the favor being done,

Only few will understand, the rest just think it's fun.

You have honestly put forth a new reality:

Knowledge paints the picture of our society. Never underestimate the power that glistens but is never seen,

America runs off this power, and lacking that which it runs causes gaps in between the 'us' and 'them' of our democracy.

Hostility and anger result as the unawareness transitions into indecency.

Therefore the misunderstanding that occurs every day of the world around us, and the position we lay regarding war and unhappiness, with lives being taken and hearts being broken.

Not only because of the choices that were make, but the words that weren't spoken.

I now know that knowledge is more important now of all times.

Every word that we're taught and all the facts that we're told were taught for a reason and that reason is gold.

Though it could mean different, gold doesn't imply money.

Shining and glistening, like gold could be, that 'gold' is the power that we can't physically see.

Shining brighter than ever, knowledge is the power you give, letting us all get a grasp on the life we will live.

Reality is put forth in so many words; it just depends on how you interpret the words you have heard.

Many words have been heard, but what I see is that you, my teacher, give that shining gift to me.

Thank you so much for everything you've taught me because never in my life will I be able to find something nearly as valuable as knowledge. And, for a little knoledge to give you: take each capital letter in this poem, in order, and put the resulting words backwards. By Alanna (a former student of mine)