You could have been President
like you once dreamed
until you read Nietzsche and
decided metaphysics is more exciting
than feeding the greed
of those who profess
they want to serve.
The philosopher king
would have to win the election
without joining it
or wanting to
such queerness of fate
should match
Plato’s design that the
ordinary ones wouldn't understand.
But cheers to you who kept the faith
to keep the path that Frost described
to find enjoyment in the rain,
drink in measured cups,
fast in large dinners,
feast when there is little
To sing the forgotten song
and dance for dancing’s sake
To tell the story no one
wants to hear
To think and unthink at a finger snap
To love with a love, as Poe described,
That is more than love,
and love some more.
To stay when there is hope
To pray when there is none
As the universe expands,
to be its little child.
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