Literature
The Best Lessons
Sometimes the best lessons we get
aren't from our teachers
in an educational institution,
but from our friends,
perhaps younger, perhaps older,
but friends nonetheless.
Sometimes the best lessons we get
aren't about important things, like
deciding majors in college, or
deciding who to marry.
Sometimes, they're just about stupid things,
like proper grammar.
Sometimes the best lessons we get
aren't given in a standard classroom,
like a geometry teacher
or a calculus teacher might teach.
Sometimes, they're given in a place
much more comfortable,
like someone's arms.
Sometimes the best lessons we get
aren't written down
in an