A Hundred Times
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You explained it a hundred times and did not sigh—
or if you sighed, you kept the sigh internal—
you found the hundred-and-first way to say the thing
with patience that felt almost supernatural.
That patience was the lesson behind the lesson—
that some things take the time they take to land,
that the understanding of a difficult thing
is worth the waiting of the reaching hand.
I learned the content, yes—but mostly I learned patience
from watching you return to it again—
the teacher who kept teaching till it reached me
is the reason I believe in trying again.
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You explained it a hundred times and did not sigh—
or if you sighed, you kept the sigh internal—
you found the hundred-and-first way to say the thing
with patience that felt almost supernatural.
That patience was the lesson behind the lesson—
that some things take the time they take to land,
that the understanding of a difficult thing
is worth the waiting of the reaching hand.
I learned the content, yes—but mostly I learned patience
from watching you return to it again—
the teacher who kept teaching till it reached me
is the reason I believe in trying again.
