Truth

screams of millions
                  cannot be heard
a lone voice
                  can awake the world
the worst of men
                   can bring forth the best
do nothing
                     and nothing is all that's left

     truth shall make you free
     lies enslave liberty
     justice is blind
     but evil sees
     listen to hear
     be silent to speak
     false is shallow
     truth cuts deep



                               mock the truth
                 and it will laugh at you
                                silence the truth
                 and it will be heard
                                bury the truth
                 and it will dig it self free
                                 kill the truth
                 and it will live

all is truth                truth is all
           united evil stands
           divided good falls
           patience is virtue
           time is money
seasons come           seasons go
           we want to need
           and need to want
           we hate to love
           and love to hate
           real is hope
           false is fear
now is over                than is late

beauty is truth
                    truth is beauty

a single kiss can multiply into love
a spark can ignite a flame
that will set the world ablaze

                   truth
rains into a flood
uplifting all into her waves
drowning sorrows
pouring free souls

truth is beauty
                    beauty is truth
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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