The Salamander

Oh, it is real, said Bulfinch...
Yet the ecologist says 'tis not.
The brat in college says, 
"It matters not, 'tis a fable
"Therefore to be disregarded with the trash."
The historian said the Salamander
Was born from the flames
To ancient imaginations
Because it would flee out of the fire.
I, I do not know, because the world is lying.