Ethos, pathos, logos

Fill my mind with lies

Lead me to the truth

Teach me how to think

From my brain weave strings

Into robes for kings

Ethos, pathos, logos

What you always talk about

The means and the persuasion,

Time the fourth dimension,

Welcome the contention

Wade in apprehension

Ethos... it's like

Between right and wrong,

The line blurred and smeared

Spill ink unto your pen

you sound great and then

authority beckons

Pathos... more like

To trick and to deceive

Why you make me feel?

this anger, pity, scorn

Upon emotions you dine

What is even your deal?

Logos... most like

shiny blade, wielded knife

Cut my reasons into slices

Fallacies, roll the dices

Take the data, stat and skew

Take your sword, my words you slew

Ethos pathos logos

logos pathos ethos

Give me all your reasons

all your supporting seasons

Questioning you a treason,

And arguing with you a sin

Play with my mind, those heuristics-

Tools for you to use.

Though I can't refuse,

Please leave me my muse.

WRITTEN SEPTEMBER 18, 2014