Intelligently Combatting Ignorance Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Intelligently combatting ignorance,
May be a mission some have adopted.
But those who have been historically,
Abused and fed others' choices to defend themselves...
With ignorance taught to teach,
Should not be the ones who today now claim...
An ignorance they have allowed,
From an initiation they have created...
Offends an intelligence they have obtained,
While at the same time continue to victimize...
The very ones they have isolated,
With beliefs comparisons can be validated.

'They need...
To be taught and appreciate education.
They need...
To be motivated by initiative.
And know what respect and having discipline gives.
They need...
To be aware of opportunities,
With a seeking of them to find.'

And there is one thing else,
They need to accept in their minds.

'What is that? '

They need to know it was people like you,
Who purposely set them to limits...
With a doing intended to leave them behind.

'That's not true.
You have no proof of that.'

Do I need proof of traps you have set?
Or has the effectiveness of it,
Left in your consciousness...
A way of life you believe should be accepted?
Which is it?