IN DEFENCE OF FOOLS

IN DEFENCE OF FOOLS


Those who condemn a fool must
On this pontificate:
Is his folly acquired or
Just a part of his fate?

If fate worked against him and
Deprived him of wisdom,
To blame him for his loss would
Be an unwise symptom.

Yet, for sake of argument,
If folly is acquired,
This can’t be voluntary.
For this, no proof’s required.

It can hence be surmised, fools
Aren’t of their own making.
Their folly, they can’t help it.
They’re not simply faking.

In the end let’s remember
The wise are not the best.
Even simpletons may be
Much better than the rest.


• Written in abcb, 7-6-7-6 syllabic format.


M C Gupta
25 October 2008