Cynic Philosophy

To make from simplicity a virtue Proposing an insolent knowledge Destroying the mythologies Denouncing the wiles They were not slaves Of anything or anyone In the small universe Of his playful existence Smiling spectators Of the social machinery Anarchists without god or master They were artist-philosophers No oppressive beliefs Pagan and satirical atheism No masks, no rules Away from civilization Fun, irreverence, provocation Courage, profanity, autonomy Travelers and wandering poets Fighting against tradition They adjusted the word to the act Fragmenting the structures Rebellion, freedom, insurrection Feast, resistance and irony Inventors Destroyers Educators Hedonists