Something Invisible is Building

A spark of inspiration hit me as I was watching my students take a test:

Something Invisible is Building

Something invisible is building

with every scribble on a piece of paper

with every eraser fixing a mistake

and with every click of a noisy button

Something invisible is building

between the conversations

between the groans 

and between the bits of laughter

Something invisible is building

when they find their seats

when they work at home

and when they come back every day

Something invisible is building

after the end of a class

after a long, hard week

or after a well-earned break

So when they ask "what are we doing today?"

I hesitate to answer

because I want them to know

that something invisible is building