Moments Of Truthlessness. {poetry}
We live in a world of smoke and mirrors, where truth is veiled and what is seen is merely what others want us to see or what we choose to reveal to the world.
Truth, honesty, and transparency are the forgotten words of an ancient language in a culture hidden by obscurity. Today we say things like Truth is relative, We received misinformation, and We couldn’t reveal the truth for your protection to utter falseties and avoid responsibility.
Actually, I would much rather feel the pain of honest words than be comforted by lies. Even still, sometimes truth is used to twist truth, and we have to be careful of not just what is true, but how it is used.
Sometimes, when the facts aren’t clear and the lines are blurred, when life isn’t so black and white, we need to look beyond the shades of gray to find what really matters.
Below is a series of poems I wrote that reflect the damage lies can do and, with time, may offer hope for recovering from the devastation and learn to trust again.
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Where Truth Lies
Beneath the words
Filled with deceit
Lies the truth
Unreplete
Often when
The facts are veiled
Never was
The truth inhaled
Rectitude
With fingers crossed
Creates a place
Where trust is lost
Promised changes
Vowed in vain
One half story
Twice will stain
Unbeknownst
Within the guise
Behind our tongues
Is where truth lies.
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Forgotten Words
A broken chord lay on the floor.
Forgotten words were said no more.
The tempest swell has slowly died.
So too the love as truths were lied.
When shattered mirrors reflect the vows
We seek the Why’s and Where’s and How’s.
No answers and no grand Aha’s
Just vain regrets and human flaws.
Dividing rooms of many years
Is tearing hearts and splitting tears.
We say goodbye with hugs we fake.
Now time to learn from our mistakes.
No easy path when parting ways.
Just hope to heal and better days.
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Truth be Told
Right and wrong aren’t so black and white
and life is painted shades of gray.
Where black can fill the darkest heart
Or be the tie that gives away.
If white, the hue of truth be told
It’s worth not questioned why.
Will it be so beautiful
When covering a lie.
When we find ourselves in doubt
Where black and white make gray
Change the palette of your life
Bring vibrancy to your day.
Live with purpose, act in love
These are pigments that are true
Shine their light upon your choices
Let them color what you do.
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Words are powerful things. They can hurt or heal. The power of words lies in the heart of man. How we choose to use them is up to us. Will they be wielded like a two-edged sword to cut to the truth, or be thrown up like a barricade to hide behind? May we always be conscious of our conscience and be conscientious with our words.
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Jim Wern is a renaissance man in a modern world; a spiritual traveler, searching for vestiges of the divine in humanity and imparting seeds of hope in a desolate world. He is a husband, father, friend, mentor, creative, tech geek, amateur writer, photographer and chef. His ramblings can be found at his website. He lives in sunny Southern California with his beautiful wife of 31 years.
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