A world full of magnificent mysteries
A city full of prolific ponderers
And one man the driving force of inquiries
My great teacher talks with many wonderers
Continually questioning all he hears
Challenging the reckless knowledge squanderers
His intellectual probing brings forth fears
As more great thinkers question the status quo
Though he rarely writes his thoughts down like his peers
So I have taken it upon myself, Plato
As his admirer and humble student
To preserve his words for the future to know
To further my own studies it seemed prudent
Also to devote time to self-reflection
And not make my presumptions too concludent
I merely gather thoughts into collection
With the intent to inspire others to think
And perhaps to alter the world’s trajection
Just as my teacher has brought it to the brink
He has been accused of disturbing the peace
To which he readily took poison to drink
He was told this sort of questioning must cease
For his refusal he was sentenced to die
He became an instigator throughout Greece
On his wisdom all of Athens must rely
To further the observations of new minds
Maybe we can’t change the world, but we will try
My teacher encouraged ideas of all kinds
May all these new concepts continue to grow
To guide us to more questions and to more finds
In my master’s quotes left for me to bestow
Was his most insightful wisdom for mankind
He simply stated “I know that I don’t know”
Socrates had a brilliant and humble mind
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