From progress to perfection
And studies to the letter
‘Twas natural selection. (Ha!)
I thought I knew better
Wisdom came in stages
More steps for this go-getter
Yet there were no turned pages
I thought I knew better
Rules and rubrics followed me
Like thread pulled from a sweater
Life doesn’t have an answer key
I thought I knew better
Those waves of disappointment
The water was no wetter
Each shoreline grew more poignant
I thought I knew better
While looking in the mirror
I found myself a debtor
Hindsight had grown clearer
I thought I knew better
Despite each grand endeavor
Forgiving the forgetter
I thought I was so clever—
When I thought I knew better
About the Creator
Laura Roodenburg
Author. Believer. Educator. INFJ. Texan.
Instagram & X: @Laura.Roodenburg
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