I don't know what was in the water in Ancient Greece but they sure did churn out a lot of us philosophers, probably the most famous being Socrates, Plato, Diogenes and Aristotle and all very impressive and a good case could be made for all of them being the greatest thinkers ever, but i am credited for not only thinking up the earliest form of Democracy that would later become the system that you have today but i did it in the forms of poems. How much more fun would it be and what with the age of austerity we are now in, all those poems about bankers although i'm struggling to think of any words that rhyme with bankers. Nope, can't think of any.
All my poetry has since been destroyed and it was a long time ago but my legislation including clear constitutional, economic and moral changes which led to me being included as one of the seven sages of Athens, the top seven individuals who were held in high esteem for their wisdom.
I put into legislation that my reforms must stand for ten years and then to make sure i scarpered to Cyprus but it all fell apart after four and my nephew took over and formed a tyranny but the idea of democracy was formed and took hold later.
As for poetry, it has become the art form of choice for lovelorn lovers rather than law makers so here's one for you.
To poetry writers everywhere,
You may find this poem unfair,
Your cloud may wander lonely in the air,
But for your writing i just don't care,
It's adolescents with floppy hair,
With broken hearts they must repair,
Their deepest thoughts that they must bare,
With rhyming couplets laden with despair,
We all get passionate about things some time,
Just we don't make it into a bloody Rhyme!
Thank you, i'm here all week and the one after that, and the one after that and for all of eternity actually.
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