who can know the face of a good man
the bum with the lantern sought an honest man
but is the honest man virtuous
the virtuous man honest
what is man
a featherless chicken is more honest
no one would skin a man
unless his color is all wrong
only white meat
an honest man is no good
his face is angry pinched and pale
dying but still clinging to his version of the truth
do we want an honest man?
honesty and truth are choices
as is goodness
little choose goodness
when the truth is so much juicier
like wine gums
juicy unfilling no gain but a brief moment of pleasure
eat more and more
unfulfilled
an honest man is unfulfilled
just an uncooked stuffed chicken
until he chooses to be a good one
what will you choose?
I am a woman
Diogenes never made rules for women
so what doctrine have I for virtue?
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©Abigail Siegel, 2020
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Abby Siegel
Currently a grad student in classics researching Latin poetry as well as myth and folklore. I write poetry most of the time, and I am working on my first poetry collection. I also write book reviews and other blog pieces.
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