What do the fool <br />and the brave one <br />have in common? <br /> <br />Both stick their neck out <br />and risk danger displeasure. <br /> <br />The brave often do foolishly <br />pursue perceived noble cause <br />“in the face of all odds uncounted” <br /> <br />Counting might cause <br />brave heart to lose heart. <br /> <br />But the cunning insightful fool <br />like in a famous Shakespearean play <br />is a lightening rod a touchstone of truth <br />when all others lie or hide the fool <br />is he the only one sure to tell the truth? <br /> <br />hiding in supposed stupidity <br />like immunity a cloak of invisibility <br /> <br />I stick my neck out <br />at risk of beheading <br /> <br />discussions most necessary <br />polarize people <br /> <br />fits of anger rage brutality may <br />follow an unwary <br />gentle sincere soul in all honesty <br /> <br />we can and will agree to disagree <br /> <br />my style may inflame <br />in the shadows <br />it is safer to remain <br /> <br /> <br />Copyright © Terence George Craddock<br /><br />Terence George Craddock (Spectral Images and Images Of Light)<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-fool-and-the-brave-one/
