Day 17 – McGrath

Your eyes are closed as you move around the room
Yet you know when someone is talking or their head slumped
So sharp and aware
So ready for any student’s question

The word very is verboten,
Worth an excommunication
From the Church of McGrath
Of which you are God, bishop,
Priest and altar boy

But I still remember standing in the 
Front of the class performing Shakespeare
And seeing your eyes open and meet mine
As if to say I see you and I understand you

When I blinked so did you but then your eyes stayed closed
And I never saw them open again