So Much I Have Learnt! Poem by Olaleye Azeem Oladipupo

So much I have learnt
So much I have been taught
So much I have learnt from Great Minds
those ones that walk on the Shadow of the Wind
and crawl above the yellow Sun's wings
I have also been taught by the Stupid Ones
The ones that save Rain in Baskets
and set fire to Know-How in vast Wells

So much I have learnt
I have learnt from Spirit-Beings
Ones that have decided to appear everywhere unseen
and I have been taught by mere Mortals
and by Abatagati and fierce Wizards
So much I have learnt from Singers of Mute
and Warriors in charming Shoes
the ones that are inured by Freezing-Fire

So much I have also learnt from the Caged Bird
and so much from two Fighting Hens
that know Life is not a Competition
but a world to ones
that have defeated the survivals of the Fit-Test
I have also learnt from the rusty old Nail
that the One who sticks its head out gets hammered

I have learnt from the Tree that rose up to the Sky
and buried its branches in the cold breeze of midnight
I have learnt from the little shiny Star
that climbs high up above the Clouds
each time the Day hurry away to meet Yesterday
I have also been taught by the rising and falling Ocean's tides
and the high Mountains of the deepest depths
where the Earth goes back to rest

So much I have learnt from the dreary Dark
to always appreciate the Moon's tiny pale light
So much I have learnt from my Dreams
and yet I kept wondering
What if I ever composed the greatest Song
What if I ever drew an impeccable Picture
or what if I ever wrote a perfect Poem
So much I have learnt! So much I pondered!