Day 9: The Substitute Dance

You get the call in the morning.
A tap dance emerges as you pitter-patter through the house getting reading.
This is your happy dance.
Today, it is your day to teach.

On the way to school
It's the jitterbug.
Will they listen to me?
Can I do it?

During homeroom
It's the cha-cha.
Chirping "Good Morning (cha, cha, cha)"and
"Have a great day! (cha, cha, cha)"

In reading
It's the tango.
Legs stretched out to walk to the next desk
As your eyes linger over the reading of another.

Math. Math.
The charleston is a song and dance routine.
Are you listening? (hands are waving back and forth)
Isn't this so EASY? (low leg kick) You can do it! (high leg kick)

In Social Studies
We do a waltz.
Gliding from row to row to read from the textbook.
It's slow. So slow.

It's all a dance. And I perform, gladly.