And the king ordered that the goatherd and his family be lodged in the chamberlain’s palace, and the chamberlain in the goatherd’s hut; and recommended the moral of this tale to all who heard it.
The Good Book. Parables. 21:20. Made by A. C. Grayling (2016)
There must be something wrong with me to doubt
the words brought under a secular banner.
There must be something wrong with me to see
neither the kind poor nor the selfish rich, but a ruthless monarch
who dictates the fate of his subjects at whim.
There must be something wrong with me to think
that replacing a cleric with a sage solves all my dilemmas.
But when even the Scriptures have allowed themselves one sceptic,
isn’t incredulity our duty?
hidden pilcrow 