The cynic: A poem 

The cynic and the sceptic 

calls a brick a brick 

The eye of the philosopher 

is not in the fruit but the tubor 

The heart that rues the wicked 

is by reality sorely sickened 

Bruised by the thorns of life’s thicket 

It is cruelty that takes the wicket 

A bird with a broken wing 

does not even dare to sing 

If you meet a bitter man 

will you take him by the hand? 

If one dream can be a cheer 

will it halt the many tears? 

So, pardon the cynic for his fears 

And give him back the smile in arrears 

Published by montecyril

Hi, I am Monte Cyril Rodrigues and live in Melbourne, Australia. I am a retired journalist. I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. I've had voices and visions all my life. I think it is a spiritual experience, my doctors think otherwise. I am a deeply spiritual person and keep having experiences with otherworldly realms.

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