Ode To The Simpleton

 

if ignorance be truly bliss

then envy the simpleton

for all he is
will never be

in knowing not the

quagmires of intellect nor

romance’s heartbreak complexity

free of division

‘tween class and stranger

tomorrow’s challenges

will not weigh him down

to greet any and all

with a toddler’s innocence

smile permanently fixtured

upon his face

ne’re to realize those who slight him

for what he isn’t

might have been

 

 

© 2006  Chris Sorrenti