The Socratic
Questioning a man
Reveals hidden ignorance
Reveals hidden ignorance
Helps you understand
Secrets of his influence
Deep within our brains
Things we think we know
Normal or insane
Ignorance will always show
Even the scholar
Trapped within this snare
Socratic Irony
True intelligence is rare
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Very nice mike
I love the way that you have woven this poem....I had to read it a couple of times to let it really soak in...very ingenius.
This is the kind of stuff that fills my head every day, I just cant get it out and you have mastered a way.
APPLAUSE ! Will you write one for the Realist?
True intelligence may be rare, but the art of spinning a creative poem lives on. Very nicely done.
5 outta 5!!!!!! WOW!!!! POWERFUL!!!!!!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is by far your best and my favorite!!!!Don't get me wrong, Mike, your other art is GREAT, but this blew me away!!!!!!!! WOWEEEEE!!!!!!!!! Gosh, I really love this because it is so true!!!!! The first two lines ( and all the rest) are so powerful!!!!!! This is a power poem and a power thought!!!!! GREAT JOB ON THIS!!!!!!!
I love the last line :0)