We had a substitute once who tried to explain
How far Portugal is in relation to Spain.
As all of the class was busy struggling to attain
The boy stood instantly and loudly proclaimed:

“The query, good Sir, is rather inane.
They are neighboring countries with adjacent domains.
I applaud your trick question, and its utter disdain
For the developmental stage my peers have yet to obtain.”

Up until now, the boy had been mundane;
Just a face in the crowd, simple and plain.
We said, “How surprising – how wonderfully insane!”
“It’s nothing,” he replied, “I’ve a Library in my brain.”

He knew biology, literature, and even the arcane.
He knew the precise distance between Oslo and Maine.
He even knew the length of Pope Innocent’s reign,
And the full number of men His Holiness had slain!

And we used his used his smarts again and again and again.

One day we had some research, and when we went to ascertain,
He raised his fist, “Now cut this out,” he loudly exclaimed.
“I’ve tried to assist you all, but you’ve developed into pains…
You’re taking me for granted, so I’m going to have to refrain.”

We tried doing the work, ourselves, but that proved to be in vain.
We begged him reconsider, but he continued to abstain.
Finally, we worked it out so our grades could be sustained,
Now rather than a Library, he has a Book Store in his brain!