If nature had been kinder <br />And granted unto me <br />A stronger sense of confidence <br />Or a better memory <br /> <br />If these things they had been granted <br />A better man I'd be <br />Insread of slow and nervous <br />I'm yearning to be free <br /> <br />They are like leeches round my neck <br />My lifes blood they will drain <br />They've taken every chance I've had <br />And left me only pain <br /> <br />If I had paid attention <br />When I was young at school <br />I'd have been an intellectual <br />Instead of just a fool <br /> <br />So listen well you truants <br />And heed your teacher well <br />For without an education <br />Life can be a living hell.<br /><br />Graham Jones<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/instead-of-slow-and-nervous/
