Friday, March 13, 2020

Hypothesis

Socrates preached,
'Know thyself'
To his ardent students.
I bet what he meant
Was to know God.

The traits are still the same
If we played the engaging game
Of the seeker and the sought.

Sad, the law-abiding citizen
Was poisoned to death;
We, imprisoned for life,
In fateful thoughts.

4 comments:

  1. Arup Ranjan BhattacharyyaMarch 14, 2020 at 8:20 AM

    Nice, tought provoking. Welcome space to stop, think and stare with simple expression.

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  2. Thank you Arup for stopping by and leaving your positive imprint on my modest effort in trying to interpret what Socrates tried to practise and preach. Much appreciated.

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  3. Really insightful. You should do a serious on the Greek and Roman thinkers.

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  4. Thank you Rusha for stopping by.

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