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I Already Know!

Telling me something I already know is:

like telling the glimmering sun to burn in the sky,

It's like telling a builder how to hammer a nail in to a wall,

It's like telling Peter Jackson how to film a movie,

It's like teaching a teacher to memorize the alphabet,

Telling a storm cloud how to rain,

Teaching a fish to swim in the glorious ocean,

Telling a delicate diamond to sparkle,

Teaching a ball to bounce up and down,

Like teaching a slimy frog how to catch a fly,

Like teaching a bee how to make sweet, sweet honey,

Like telling an astronaut which way the moon is,

Like telling Shakespeare how to write a sonnets,

Like telling the Queen how to run a country,

Like telling the ocean how to make waves,

Like telling a pig how to play in the mud,

Like teaching a seagull to fly up through the cool briny sea air,

It's like telling me that you love One Direction!

                                                      By Georgina Tofilau

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  • 1. I Already Know! Telling me something I already know is: like telling the glimmering sun to burn in the sky, It's like telling a builder how to hammer a nail in to a wall, It's like telling Peter Jackson how to film a movie, It's like teaching a teacher to memorize the alphabet, Telling a storm cloud how to rain, Teaching a fish to swim in the glorious ocean, Telling a delicate diamond to sparkle, Teaching a ball to bounce up and down, Like teaching a slimy frog how to catch a fly, Like teaching a bee how to make sweet, sweet honey, Like telling an astronaut which way the moon is, Like telling Shakespeare how to write a sonnets, Like telling the Queen how to run a country, Like telling the ocean how to make waves, Like telling a pig how to play in the mud, Like teaching a seagull to fly up through the cool briny sea air, It's like telling me that you love One Direction! By Georgina Tofilau