Teachers

They gained their knowledge 

When lighting was not the norm; 

Why, some went up the ladder 

of knowing under moonlight, 

step by step, earnest with pluck. 

Never whined over poverty, 

poor means, the bruises of battles. 

When they came on the stage 

the students remained transfixed. 

Knowledge from a scarred life 

flowed from their lips to all.

Also these gems came free.