They Don'T Know What A Lesson Is Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

They 'aint' gon' learn nuthin'.

'Why?
Why you wanna say sumthin' like that? '

'Cause they don't know what a lesson is.
Not to value it to keep it meant.

'It takes some longer to understand.'

How long does it take the repeating of the same thing,
To be understood?

'Well...
Some people are slower to do the right thing.'

Before or after?

'Before or after what? '

They waited with belief from others who say...
It's never too late.
Only to not accept what time it is now.
To disbelieve the time given to them when they ask for it.

'Well...
They are the ones aint gon' learn nuthin'.'