Tim:	Good wisdom does not necessarily translate into good poetry.
Bob:	(shrugging his shoulders) Who cares about poetry? My goal is to simply discover and communicate Truth to the best of my ability.
Tim:	This conversation reminds me of a conversation Socrates had with Protagoras millenia ago. Basically, it was a debate between universalism and relativism. The echoes of that dialog reverberate across Earth to this day. I believe there are multiple truths and one person's so-called "truth" is often another person's falsehood.
Bob:	In this you are mistaken, but let me be diplomatic: we represent different streams of thought.
Tim:	I agree with that, which is why I'd like permission to rework your original poem into an artwork.
Bob:	(laughing) Rework a poem? Don't you have better things to do?
Tim:	Let me put it this way: your original work seems too much like a sermon. I believe art often says more than words precisely because it says less. Ironically, sometimes less is more. To merely hint at a meaning, without defining it too explicitly is often a better way to communicate than writing something out in a didactic lecture format.
Bob:	So you want to turn the poem into an artwork? Hmm. I'm mildy curious about how it might turn out. Chances are, however, I will prefer my earlier version . . . yet you are welcome to play.