Final Week of Class (a cross-section)

Bring it on
the papers
the workshops
the final projects
the cramming
the rushing
the fear
the anxiety
the knot in my stomach
the coffee
the Gatorade
the incredibly hectic schedule
the daily trip to pick up the baby
the dishes piling up in the sink
the lack of clean clothes
the catch-up
the release
the prayers
the friends
the tears
the tortures
the treasures
the tick, tick, tick
the to-do list
the scholarship aps
the elections
the calls
the resolutions
the lessons
the dreams
the presence
the absence
the plans
the politics
the polity
the comments
the concerns
Bring it, bring it now...
As the walls of the canyon grow closer
the water rushes faster, deeper and with more force.
Each day for its own reward.
Amen.