The Truth

One almost always finds, in modern times
A truth claim made, that sounds entirely plausible,
And then some pretentious scholar's snarky voice
Behind it, adendeming that there is no evidence for it.
Of which, Europeans made a good case that Aesop was black
And of course, that chorus of snarky scholars rung out---
"No, if it is true, it must be decried, to make a living.
"So we have an original thing to pen, for all truth is copyrighted."
And the more I read about Aesop
The more I see the same story being told,
Meaning it must also be true,
That he was a slave, who won freedom through his understanding,
And apparently was a diplomat and ran off a cliff for some sort of offense.
How wise is our world, to run every sage and scholar off a cliff.
It is the human way. Or to bury them in poverty.