There is a big difference between
Going to school and being educated
And I never knew that until somebody
Told me that memorizing
And learning
Are not the same thing at all

And I soon understood what they meant
When I couldn't memorize a recipe
But still have to learn how to bake

Or I could memorize numbers for hours
But still have to learn why they matter
And what their purpose is

But mostly, it sunk in when
I realized that I could memorize the way
Your mouth formed its words
But I had to learn the hard way
That I never knew if what
You would put in my belly
We're butterflies
Or bricks