What Western Education Didn'T Teach Us

Western education, Taught us everything..... Everything, that is...... It taught us about Early man, slavery and slave trade It taught us to, Turn to the right cheek When smacked on the left cheek It taught us that The white man discovered Africa, The earth revolves Around the sun; That a white lie Is subtle and harmless While, A black lie Is insidious and dangerous But, it did not teach us that: A cool pound is far better than A blazing, hot Rand It did not teach us that: Only your brother can intimate you That you are suffering from halitosis; That whoever is poised for a brawl Must be ready for a bumpy head Western education taught us everything.......everything About Space, Beowulf and going to the moon...... But, It did not teach or tell us why The banana is crooked; It did not teach us That, What an old man Sees while sitting, A young man Cannot see it While standing That, The sun will first Smile on those standing, Before those kneeling They did not Teach us that A child who swears That, His mother will not sleep Must also be ready For a very, long, dreary night They did not Teach us that, A child on it's mothers back Does not remember How long, dreary and weary The journey is That, A child's palm Is not scaled By a hot piece of yam Placed in it By the mother They did not teach us That, A blind man cannot see With someone else's eyes That, Foxes have holes While, Birds have nests It did not teach Us that, A deaf man Does not need A megaphone To tell him that War is at his door post Western education Taught us everything.... But, It did not teach us, What makes a tortoise Recoil into its shell Even when, The lion has not roared Western education taught us Everything.....everything.... But, It failed to teach us How to count our teeth With our tongue.