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Teach Me?


How does one teach? Do you decide what is right? Can you truly say anything is false? What if I studied? Studied for hours, Poured over books, Researched credibilities, What if I Knew? Could you then teach? How are you right? When does the sun rise? If you taught it to be noon, Would you be God? Or could I refute you? You could be a man And I a woman, But if you're wrong Does that matter? Age may fall on you, And I could be a babe, But if you're wrong Does that matter? If my judgment comes And you disbelieve Are you right? Who taught you so? How can they know? If you say the world Does not spin What then? Do I believe you? Or rather, do you say The world is flat? What then? Does Columbus die? Do the pirates win? How came you to be the all-say? Does your power overbear mine, Or that of anyone elses? Is your life the model? I do believe man walked and croaked before How then is yours the model? Is your lecture general Or are you speaking specifically? You must not be speaking generally For you are not the say so You cannot teach Therefore you cannot teach me Nothing told you you could, And nothing ever will.
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