I Am None Wiser Than Before Poem by Sylvia Chidi

I have studied the stars
I have learnt all about planet Mars
I have driven fast luxurious cars
Some call me a scholar
Others say I am a philosopher
I have seen the rich and the poor
And I am none wiser than before

I am a genius cleverer than many teachers
Doctors and lawyers and preachers
My speeches impress most public speakers
I have led so many people by the nose
But o! No - it has given me many woes
It has left me quite bitter and sore
And I am none wiser than before

I have journeyed the globe
I have worn diamond robes
I have watched technology quickly evolve
Phones, internet, and music no one can dissolve
My great knowledge has cut me to the bone
I know now that nothing can ever be known
And I am none wiser than before

Throughout my life I have helped so many people
They have perceived me instead as stupid and feeble
In so many ways in many humans I have openly trusted
Only to eventually get setup and end up getting busted
Some may say knowledge is power
But it has just left me feeling sour
And I am none wiser than before

I have dived the deepest oceans for love and lost
And what a hefty price I have paid at such a cost
I have partied with wine and ended up with migraine
And here I am drinking so much wine again and again
And I am none wiser than before

Perhaps one day I will understand the forces
Which glue the world, and guarantees its courses
And that day I will stop praying for assistance
And that day I will cease cursing my existence
For I am none wiser than before

I have decided knowledge is not worth knowing
All this vain pleasure I will be foregoing
No longer shall I attempt to be a teacher
Always trying to correct a related creature
And my heart will never again be won on my sleeve
I also like to receive and not to give and give
But today I am none wiser than before

Copyright Sylvia Lovina Chidi 2015