In One Foul Swoop

I know a lot that I don't know,

I've read a lot that I haven't read,

I've absorbed a lot but I never soaked it in,

I feel scarred and I blame you.

You told me to swallow it

and not care what it tastes like.

You told me to swallow it

because I had to get it down.

Now I've done these things I haven't done.