He that thinks he knows;
a fool regarded
The heart is lofty and satisfied
Such that the entrance of the new makes no meaning
To the heart that knows
He skims and studies
to be in relevance
Chumming with many in the quest
Nothing comes to him cos he can’t be reached
He that thinks he knows
He thinks he has nothing
to do but to teach
Hey! You! Listen to what I say
Mouth agape, ears deafened to the new updates
Coming to he that knows
He stinks and wanes off
every blessed day
His heart opened up to peril
Evil inventing, insolent, proud and
He dies thinking he knows
He rather that thinks
he needs to know
With humility move along the flow
Daily from on high to his soul
Has all he needs to know
Ogunoiki Akindele
This is beautiful, great poem to force one to do a self-evaluation to know one's estate, whether proud-and-dead or humble-and-growing.
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