Instead Of Slow And Nervous. Poem by Graham Jones

If nature had been kinder
And granted unto me
A stronger sense of confidence
Or a better memory

If these things they had been granted
A better man I'd be
Insread of slow and nervous
I'm yearning to be free

They are like leeches round my neck
My lifes blood they will drain
They've taken every chance I've had
And left me only pain

If I had paid attention
When I was young at school
I'd have been an intellectual
Instead of just a fool

So listen well you truants
And heed your teacher well
For without an education
Life can be a living hell.