B&W photo of a female figure sitting in shadows, looking downward

Silence

By Isla Laust

I look down
And see hands
Stained not with blood
But with silence


Isla Laust is a middle school English teacher in the United States. She primarily writes poems about her experiences as a teacher functioning within the education system. Her writing is fueled by watching her students and coworkers navigate current events and societal expectations as they all learn and grow together.

Photo credit: Bizz via a Creative Commons license.


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