Why Didn'T You Warn Me? Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Sometimes the best lesson to learn,
Is the one that is self taught.
With a discovery that has been enhanced.
Since the effect of it has a permanent existence.
And is better than anything tried,
By another who attempts to teach...
But thought to be unqualified.

'Why didn't you warn me? '

~Let's see...
After standing on my head.
And banging it up against the wall,
To get your attention...
I decided I had enough of it.
How many times did you expect,
For me to waste my breath? ~

'I didn't think you would allow me,
To make a fool of myself like I did.'

~And...
You learned nothing from that lesson? ~