The Truth

 

The truth is often a lie- which has been embellished
by those who know our greatest fears
and feed upon our weakness.

The truth can be dsiguised as a right- when in the end
is is not absolute-
it is not without flaws-
it can produce more pain than the greatest of lies...
even lies that masquerade as that very same truth-

The truth affords some a certain luxury-
yes i have spoken of this before...
yet I say again-
it can be costly that truth.
it can hurt-
it can slice-
it can burn-
it can somtimes do the complete opposite of it's intended purpose...
which we have been led to believe-
that the truth shall set you free..
Sometimes i'd take that lie over certain truths..
Maybe it would not hurt so much in the grand scheme of things-
Maybe that path of enlightnenment is a fork in the road-
unsettleing as it may seem...
we often must travel uncharted roads
to simply get to where we need to be.
perhaps then we can truly be free.

Reviews

[Rain]

You have put alot of truth in this piece. Everyone wants the "Truth", but you question what is true. For instance. If you and I were sitting at a table, across from each other...and someone layed the letter "M" between us. Then they asked "What do you see ? " Our truths would be different. One of our truths would be an "M"..but one of our truths would be a "W". Both truths? That's called a paralax. Looking at the same thing, but seeing it different. Whites and blacks tend to do that alot. I like this piece because you look closely at what truth is..what it does..what it doesn't do. I like your challenging of " The truth will set you free." lol Good piece. Rain..