Intertwined

Issues threatened to enclose me
Weighing with concentrated intensity
I had planned to confront them
And be successful though determination.
Steeled I arrived to face the issues
My tension matched by my focus
Only to find my staff had functioned
To remove the obstacle before me.
Working with people is challenging
Attitudes and motivation are tenuous
But one day you see that people have grown
And your lives are intertwined.

Today I had been a bit tense about coming to work - there were a few things that I had to do that were going to make the day quite frantic. I steeled myself as I walked into the school and unpacked my briefcase … only to find that some members of my staff had taken it upon themselves to do most of the tasks that I had been concerned about. It was such a nice feeling.