fear

The other day

Someone asked me

What are you afraid of

What is your biggest fear

I have never needed

To search for an answer

for this one

I am afraid

Of losing my

Interest in knowing things

Of my curiosity

Tapering off

Of my learning curve

Stalling

Then going southward

I don’t want to live

To see that day

I don’t want to be

Alive

When my mind

Isn’t

The reason I enjoy

Teaching

Is

I learn so much

For teaching

From teaching

That’s what keeps

Me vibrant

Young

People who

Worked with me

Students whom I taught

I want them all to remember me

As someone with whom

They enjoyed learning

Because she loved learning

I want that as my epitaph