Repetition

If we learned from our mistakes, We’d be so much better. Somehow past advice is rarely Followed to the letter. Being burned should make us fear Proximity to fire; Yet we still delude ourselves And let that dread expire. Wisdom is a tricky thing; It comes at great expense. Repeating blunders from the past Just doesn’t make much sense. Eventually we’ll understand And then internalize That folly’s repetition Steals the key to getting wise.