TEACHING

Easily misunderstood
as,
here, do it like me.
But not at all that,
Really.
You are working with something latent,
Like a blob of hot glass.
What it is,
many times,
only you see at first.
The beautiful form,
the best of that individual
waiting to be found.
Move too fast and they will melt before your eyes
too slow and they will walk away.
Force them to do it like you
and they will be lost to themselves.
You can’t explain it to them.
What it is you see.
But you know it’s there
and, if given enough time and care,
and trust,
You will reveal what’s always been there.