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.
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