Endings

Who experiences more
​endings
than teachers?
Dramatic, climatic
last days of school 
filled with tears, hugs,
and waves goodbye
that signal the end
of the brief time
we spend with
our students.
We are together only
90 days
when we teach
on the block.
It seems so long...
Goodbye, 2015-16.

Hello, summer.
In 50 short days
I will wave goodbye
again.