And Diogenes is an outcast
not wanted by society;
his mind is way too far
and he doesn't belong -
and where does he come from, anyway?
and they don't want teachers like that;
and the men and women of Dignity
have made sure he stands at the periphery,
as far outside as possible
*'O why do you beg,
Diogenes?'*
asks the butcher
*'I'm a teacher,
Old Butcher, '*
says Diogenes
*'I beg in order
to teach'*
*'And what
do you teach?'*
asks the butcher
'Generosity,'
answers Diogenes
*'Do you have some bones
and meat you can spare?'*
May 25, 2012
May 25, 2012 at 7:15 AM UTC
And Diogenes is an outcast
not wanted by society;
his mind is way too far
and he doesn't belong -
and where does he come from, anyway?
and they don't want teachers like that;
and the men and women of Dignity
have made sure he stands at the periphery,
as far outside as possible
*'O why do you beg,
Diogenes?'*
asks the butcher
*'I'm a teacher,
Old Butcher, '*
says Diogenes
*'I beg in order
to teach'*
*'And what
do you teach?'*
asks the butcher
'Generosity,'
answers Diogenes
*'Do you have some bones
and meat you can spare?'*
poem 5 in the series of my poems on Diogenes of Sinope, Diogenes the Cynic, Diogenes the Dog...
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