the literature teacher

in those school days
when speech was far from careless
and often censored
by questions, rules and fears
he made us a gift
we could not open and understand
at the time.
it was the gift of free speech
it lasted one hour
when - without rules
we addressed a simple question
without real answer
about the road we shall take
in the future.
he encouraged us to open doors
as many doors as we cared to open
or to knock on
with the curiosity to find
a goal in life