I am a father of seven children. I have been teaching music in public school for thirteen years. I currently teach elementary level. My second love is language arts. A few years ago, I took my first ever creative writing class. I had always suspected that this would be a good way to challenge myself, and my enjoyment of this class gave me the confidence to move forward. I look forward to the opportunity of reading the poems of others and having my poems critiqued by fellow aspiring writers. I have no illusions that I will make it big. I simply want to create whatever ideas that are just longing to burst out so that I can eventually have closure. I'm not an endless library of potential poems and fiction. My chances of creating a work of genius are almost over, so this is my last shot. If it happens, great. If not, I will have a lot of fun doing it.