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I still think about Ms. Rivera sometimes.
I still think about Ms. Rivera sometimes.
She taught me math, but that is not the point.
She taught me math, but that is not the point.
She looked at me like I had something inside.
She looked at me like I had something inside.
I was not a great student back then.
I was not a great student back then.
My grades were low, and I felt invisible.
My grades were low, and I felt invisible.
But she kept giving me extra problems to solve.
But she kept giving me extra problems to solve.
She said I had a sharp way of thinking.
She said I had a sharp way of thinking.
I did not believe her at first.
I did not believe her at first.
Now I wonder if she saw a future me.
Now I wonder if she saw a future me.
That trust changed how I saw myself.
That trust changed how I saw myself.
I carry her words like a small, warm stone.
I carry her words like a small, warm stone.
It shaped the person I became.
It shaped the person I became.
The one who saw more in me
by @leodaily