Genius

Please stop calling me

A genius, smarter than you

Give me some credit

I am no better

Than you are or even them

Give yourself credit

My mind is wired

To understand these patterns

To see connections

But I still struggle

Numbers and formulas mix

I make mistakes too

To ignore failure

Is to discredit sucess

Ignoring struggle

I dropped out of school

Resorted to GED

Couldn't get a job

I took high school math

For two whole terms of college

I barely made it

I had to relearn

Just like others in this class

Just like you would have

I can't seperate

Shades and hues from each other

They blend together

I can't remember

What's in an animal cell

Or in a plant one

I don't know how to

Spell believe versus belief

Or there their and they're

I mean, look at you

You are likely a "genius"

At something I'm not

Give me some credit

I worked hard to be here now

I'm not a genius

Give yourself credit

You worked hard to be here now

You're not a genius

We are not perfect

We struggle and fight and learn

Exactly the same