Diogenes is walking past
the crowds and the stalls
in the market
the butcher has caught a man
stealing meat
'Oh,' says the thief
*'It's my fate to steal -
do not punish me! '*
'Oh,' says Diogenes,
*'if it's your fate to steal
then it's your fate to be beaten!'*
And Diogenes beats him
May 27, 2012
May 27, 2012 at 2:50 AM UTC
Diogenes is walking past
the crowds and the stalls
in the market
the butcher has caught a man
stealing meat
'Oh,' says the thief
*'It's my fate to steal -
do not punish me! '*
'Oh,' says Diogenes,
*'if it's your fate to steal
then it's your fate to be beaten!'*
And Diogenes beats him
poem 6 in the series of my poems on Diogenes of Sinope, Diogenes the Cynic, Diogenes the Dog...
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