Learning Is Wise Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Do you keep lessons taught,
Kept in your mind easily to find?
Are those thoughts within your reach,
To appreciate the ones...
Who came into your life with wishes to teach?
Or are you the kind who could not sit patiently?
With beliefs to succeed,
Meant dismissing to listen and doing what you pleased.
To let life be criticized as time passed you by...
With it realized learning is wise.
But for whatever the reason...
You still can not uncover anyone qualified,
Who will tolerate your statements made...
That are disconnected to any questions asked.

'I understand what it is you want to hear.
However...
Your statements are neither related to the topic.
Nor can I respond with answers...
If there are no questions but statements made.'

~Well...
What kind of teacher does that make you,
IF you can not make me learn.~

'First you have to accept the process,
To understand the steps of success.'

~So...
What are you saying?
I'm stupid? ~

'Now we are getting somewhere.
Identifying is the key to open the door,
And proceeds progressively...
To allow you to succeed successfully.'

~Am I still stupid if I did not understand any of that? ~

'Keep asking questions.
Comprehension ultimately will be yours.
Learning is wise.
Especially if one keeps it wished to be done.'

~I don't get it.~

'You will.
But now is not the time to give it to me.
Play your role of student as best as you can.
And I'll do my best to prepare you to teach.'