7/25/2019 18 Poem - Dull Student

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DULL STUDENT

A miserable schooling I had;Trying to be what I would never be.My best efforts at ousting their intelligence were a naught

So I was dull; measured on the scale of their intelligence.

Cramming and rententivity;That was not for me.Silence and opinions did not count.

So I had no future.

A stock of mockery and laughter;

A stubborn bad boy I was.

Persistently and stubbornly asking questions.Punishable questions they were!!!The poor notorious noise maker.A punishment template even for the sake of it.

Pitied to be dismissed. I dont know why.

And I managed an Abrahamssuccess.And the society welcomed me.And approved my smartness.

And I was at my best.And happy discoveriesAnd tears of relief.

And I can.And Can you?

Intelligence faces smartness.Their best efforts at ousting my smartness are now a naught.Frustration-tainted intelligence. Jammed knowledge heads.

I now realize those papers called certificates,

accreditations are confirmations;Are seldom determinants;

Worst still, of character.

Correct yourself Mr. Scale balance.

I forgive myself; I struggled to be like them.I also forgive their provocative ignorance.I pray they discover their identity.I could not be what I could not be.

NKWAIN JOHN PAUL SAM