They come and they go

whence came a mockingbird
who never squawked a taunt
or a lazy man so happy
he didn't even want
or an aging intellectual
whom freedom didn't haunt?

whence came an alleycat
that never grinned a threat
or an imitation human
who never paid a debt
or a cosmic ballerina with a
spacial pirouette?

whence came a philosoph
who never mouthed a lie
or an independant hermit
they tried to crucify
or a restless caged myopic
who tries but can not fly?

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