The Fool

By Mory Keita

There was a fool, there was a sage,

There was a king, there was a peasant,

There was a charlatan, there was a scholar,

All in quest of glories to come;

Amongst them the fool was the most hated.

He once stood upon Mont Sinai, God’s stick in hand

And prophesied to his people the moon landing,

But he was ridiculed.

He traveled nations like Moses, declaring that all men are equal,

But he was mocked and threatened by kings and aristocrats.

Again, he studied heavens days and nights,

Then proclaimed in all truth that earth was round,

But he was accused of heresy. 

Upon all times was a fool, upon all times was a detractor.

But fools prevailed as the world evolved.

Thus, I have decided to travel the road of the fool.

The Fool