Heard Plato's parable of the cave mentioned somewhere I ended up thinking of the modern idea of a man cave, a place where males can retreat, watch sports, drink, and fantasize.
The Parable of the Man Cave
Is this what Plato had in mind:
the darkened den where plasma
shadows play upon widescreen walls,
reflecting someone’s idea of perfect
form from which the recliner cannot
turn away? Did that ancient Greek
ever picture such buoyant breasts,
imagine beer that never slurs
speech or dulls the brain
since it is never consumed on
camera, or conceive of reality
shows that defy our highest definition?
The Parable of the Man Cave
Is this what Plato had in mind:
the darkened den where plasma
shadows play upon widescreen walls,
reflecting someone’s idea of perfect
form from which the recliner cannot
turn away? Did that ancient Greek
ever picture such buoyant breasts,
imagine beer that never slurs
speech or dulls the brain
since it is never consumed on
camera, or conceive of reality
shows that defy our highest definition?
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