Socrates went walking with his favourite horse
Horse asked "Where are we going?"
"To the river of course
You're going to get something
We all need from our youth
When you take a drink
From the waters of truth"
Soon they arrived at a barren empty shore
Horse asked "What do I do now?"
"Take a drink then get more
You'll get knowledge and widsom
And all that good stuff
That will arm you for the future
Because life can be tough"
The horse it stepped forward but then came to a stop
And said "I cannot drink from this"
"Well why on earth not??"
"The problem," said the horse
"And don't think me uncouth
But I have a question
Just what is truth?"
Socrates did wail and said "what will people think?
I've lead this horse to water
But I can't make him drink!"
said the horse "I've seen Star Wars films"
Both the old and the new
They say there are many truths
From a certain point of view"
Socrates did swear and he tore at his beard
"Lectured by a horse
Now that's bloody weird!
I'm going to leave you now
And amble over yonder
You've right done my head in
And I need to ponder"
Horse turns to audience and says "The moral of this tale
Never assume you can know it all
If you do you will fail
For every ending a start point
For every consequence a cause
This poem is now over
This is my truth, tell me yours"
