I Wish I Had Known Earlier

How I wish had know earlier
How I wish I accepted those corrections then even when I don't understand
I wish I had push harder than pushed
Maybe I would have a better results now


I didn't know waking up early to school was not a punishment
But rather a training, I wasn't told I will have to wake up earlier to get to work
As simple as BODMAS is, I never knew it will be useful throughout my entire life in solving Mathematics
I never knew I didn't know ABC until I was told to recite from Z-A

My teacher only flogs me when I did something wrong
He never made me see reasons why what I'm doing is wrong
So I only do good because of the fear for strokes of cane
Not because I want to do good but when no one is in sight I do otherwise

Maybe if I was told I need not be Science class because I'm smart
That my likes, interests and passions should be scrutinized
Who knows I would have made a better decision
But everyone said I'm intelligent, so I must be in Science class
Oh my God!!!
But why didn't they explain to me that Physics, Chemistry, Biology is not as simple as in textbooks

I was not told making noise in class is more costly than paying #10 for vernacular speaking
Until I was sent out by a lecturer in University
But sincerely it's not my fault
I was not just been told

Now that I'm now learning the hard way
Of what use is the punishment I received when I was a kid
When I'm still been punished for the same actions
But how would I know, except I'm told

My dear readers, when you're correcting a kid
Explain in details what you're correcting him/her for until he/she gets it
If you must punish an offender
Let him know his offence
By so doing, you're helping him/her escaping "had I know" in the future.