Who am i? Performance poem about evil. In order to Order society, creating a Devil is way more important than God Who am i? I’m a divisive figure - though that’s not my intention Some people find me charismatic .  Others say odd .  Some’ll say … smart-arse prick I live humbly   -   my trick is:  moderation in all things   -   including moderation* I‘m possibly gay  -  but maybe not  -  i’m not homophobic, you can say that safely  I’m famous for changing the way people think   By: challenging foundations of faith  Occasionally, i sink into extended states of meditation   The ruling class?  They lothe my fucking ass with a fury -  to :    the very roots of its soul  Why?    Same ol reason for all weird overreachings:   insecurity In this case  (maybe all?): Fear of Free Speech  (FoFS) Curiously, my goal was simply to:  Help.  Shed light … in the dark …    On: (actual) Truth Not mark myself as a target for:   Cultural Vilification … by: The State Which is:  my current predicament.   Profiled as:  a corrupter of youth a dangerous-nut a threat to the public The Devil incarnate   Already quite dire … right?   … meanwhile …. many of the onlookers have joined the pile on as well !    Have i brought this on myself a little bit?   I don’t know.  Not consciously.  Perhaps, later, a tad.  What’s the alternative, but?  Live with it?  Shut up?  I’ve never been much chop at that   As a consequence, next thing i know i’m a celebrity-criminal in a show-trial … Accused of being:   an Evil Influence on Society By: Society’s Influencers.  (fast disclaimer voice) Guided by: vested financial interests.  Disguised as: The Greater Good   Anyways, I’ll bet ya can guess the rest  ….i’m found…. :  guilty  Of impiety.  Against: The High & Mighty Sentenced to:  death To:  keep us:  safe   UPDATE:   Can still avoid this fate  …  in my last days   … Some friends have got:  a doable escape plan …   I … respectfully thank them, but … choose … :    not  Not to be fuel in this silly game of Fat Cat & Mouse they’ve got us playing Limited by what the gatekeepers   allow us  It’s a game we can can never win It’s bullying  -  by:    THE System Fuck em   By so deciding,  publicly,  i crack a portal to:  immortality … for: normal people  Land a blow for those who decline to submit to Thought-tyranny I die for:   humanity’s sake   In a morbid way, my persecutor s, unwittingly … fall into my trap … In fact it’s all recorded for training & quality purposes   I’ve cunningly checkmated The State -  into:  (corruptly) killing me It’s suicide by principle, if you like   As a logical individual, you might well wind up evaluating that:  In order to catch a Dangerous ORG.Lie, on The Big Stage … ya best strategy, is to:      become the bait    Therein lies my natural advantage, coz:  my body-bait, is …  not … :  Who i am   Meanwhile, back in my mind, I’m madly scheming to:  reverberate …  Beyond bio-time here …   into …:  the realm of spirituality …  I’m thinking: that shit’ll go better if i’m willing to die for it (field a guess - ask yes/no q)   Luckily, i’m blessed with  a group of gifted disciples, without whom:  none of this would have been possible I was inspired on this trip to eternity by a: Voice of  Divinity Lotta words written about me, but none by me  I’m commonly associated with:     a Trinity   (field guesses ) Secret Weapon Before The State demonized me to death, i foot-soldiered for them until i was 48 - hailed as:  a war hero   According to the historians, i’m fit, courageous - cool in pressure situations - known for my endurance .. If that sounds sexy  - i hate to ruin it:  i’m … no oil painting   Now that i find myself re-embedded, in civilized society , i still feel like an outsider Of course, the horrors of war follow you home, but a side-effect of accepting that as a reality, is: it dissolves a lotta other bs in ya head  Leaving a residual ability to detect:  fake projecting It’s this same inquisitiveness that provoked the furious headwind of Intellectual Hostility - currently focussed on me Ironically,    i’m an  ignoramus    -   first to admit it  -   just some bloke -  thirsting to learn - by conversing with: The Experts How bad can that be …?   As it happened … quite early in my journey of inquiry - a pattern formed:  our elites, are, seemingly, not as wise as they would have us believe … Initially, i thought: they might be glad to discover the error of their thinking … in the spirit of human endeavour … !  Together, lift the lid on it !   See, told you i’m an idiot   I don’t seek conflict, the opposite, but inevitably, i end up contributing to it Therefore i am … reporting live from: the-thick-of-it   Within this .. hostile .. struggle/mess, my secret weapon is: a Question Which is the thing that: really bugs em In my, dumb, opinion, life’s a:  wondrous investigation A fellow-travelled mystery … to be unravelled …. One question, one (valid) answer, one piece of the puzzle at a time …    Disclaimer: Challenging the State with fundamental questions will get you muzzled - may get you dead (Guesses) Execution-style   I say The State , but meet one of the main-humans stage-managing the case against me:   (Anytus uh-n-ay t uhs *)  who, happens to be the wealthy son of an (decent) industry mogul  Which is   the reason   he’s risen to his present status of:  Powerful Politician   Preceding that vocation, Dad’s wheel-greasing was also integral in making him: General of a War Fleet   How did A-n-ai-t-us handle himself in the heat of battle ?  Well … 10 years ago, he was charged with: treason - for: failing to fire a shot when everyone was relying on him to complete his mission But here’s the real beauty of money - he got off  -  coz ... :  he bribed the jury Literally, the first human to ever do it.   A true visionary    Once the verdict was in,  i was given a chance, by, my learned friends, to: Beg  The Mercy of THE Court What punishment ought you get for your crimes, then, in your opinion? I was meant to recant, say: exile. Give:  everyone a way out But to hell with that.  I replied:  How ‘bout a small government-paid stipend,  in perpetuity … ? In recognition of my contribution to society … ? Enough for meals at the community centre is fine.  I'm already seventy … so ….great deal financially for ya tax-funded ORG.entity   Our protagonists don’t go for that, as we’ve covered. Too intoxicated by their love affair with their own roiling malice   The end is, fittingly:   a poisoned chalice   -  hemlock   -  concocted by the resident alchemist  (Guesses)   The final scene? … :  eerily deja vu …  A secluded prison cell, in a cave, on a rocky outcrop.  Into which, a government actor enters, bearing a cup of: deadly condemnation   On the bright side …  i can still hear the sea’s timeless caress - then there’s the congregation of friends gathered - an intimacy - it feels like the way it was always meant to be I’m ready to be set free: spiritually   With a steady hand, i accept the cup - crack one last joke with the alchemist:  Does the occasion call for a libation?  Ok if i pour a portion of the wine on the ground for the GODS?   How ‘bout it? He says, straight-faced: No. The amount is bespoke. Scientifically calculated to do the job Ohrr.  Pity.  Then here’s to my soul’s journey to infinity …  I lift the cup to my lips, drain it in one gulp   By so doing, i:  transcend death   Lurking from beyond the grave, I still play a foundational role in:   THE Golden Age of Philosophy Schools of which’ll run fine as fountains of wisdom …for:  another 900 years after i’m bodily gone Right up until the Dark Ages … & counting (Guesses)         Ans: Socrates   * Anytus - born to money princeling - failed military leader charged with treason - jury briber - political elite - driving force in the case against Socrates * Asclepius - Greek God of Medicine (son of Apollo) was a mortal who became immortalized as a God.  Gifted doctor in real life -  could reputedly resurrect the dead … (possible if you knew CPR) At length Zeus, afraid that Asclepius might render all men immortal, slew him with a thunderbolt