Truth

- TRUTH-

Her attraction has no equal
Our lady of the night
Her virtue is a temple
Veiled in bridal white
But as if out of fashion
She discarded all her clothes
We built her in our systems
But she died in all of those

We seek her in our pulpits
We seek her in ourselves
She repels us like a magnet
When  conversely switched the pole

So we covered up her nudity
Introduced her as a friend
Who sometimes has two faces
Other times none at all
All the treasure and money on Earth
Cannot compare her estimated worth
Her answer to all our seeking and bitter woes
Her hidden secret is revealed
Her address where she resides
Is under a greedy nose.

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Patricia Cresswell

Date: 9/15/2017 2:23:00 PM

Truth sometimes most elusive but always right under your nose. That which people say they long for yet shun. Weapons grade truth kills instantly with an seemingly innocent shot. All of these thoughts and many more are whizzing in my head.

Jannie Breedt
Date: 1/4/2018 3:02:00 PM

Isnt it wonderful to have a feiend like you? I also play guitar but when I play its normally for one or two in a crowd. I play for you

Robert Warlov

Date: 6/1/2017 12:04:00 PM

as to the form, you can consider this an Ode; a song about "Truth".

Patricia Cresswell
Date: 9/15/2017 2:23:00 PM

Punnia Viswan Bhatia

Date: 1/5/2017 10:48:00 PM

We lie to ourselves at times to justify to our conscious! rating...

Lwazi Mziyako

Date: 11/22/2016 3:54:00 AM

Truly i am humble about this poem

CayCay Jennings

Date: 10/28/2016 12:11:00 PM

YES - I sure wrapped around this one. I'm slow sometimes, now unsure whether 'she' is night's feel, environment or other. Clearly and poetically each stanza creatively reveals man's greed, deception and abusive, selfish ways - I've written many poems about that myself. Had many nightmares while awake about those issues, too! Many of your poems resonate with me, this is no exception, I just want to know who SHE is, like other readers apparently know ... CayCay

Phil Capitano

Date: 8/20/2016 1:28:00 PM

Sooooooo true!!!! Nowhere can the truth be found for words are mere approximations.

Pashang Salehi

Date: 8/18/2016 2:51:00 AM

Your truth is ambiguous to me ... how about a little lie...

Robert Lindley

Date: 8/17/2016 9:46:00 AM

Great depth, insight and intuitive creativity represented in this fine piece. Had me from start to finish. TRUTH, THAT WHICH MAY BE DENIED/IGNORED BUT CAN NOT BE DEFEATED.

Mary E.W. Stephenson

Date: 8/11/2016 9:10:00 AM

Poignant and intuitive. You set the bar.

Jannie Breedt
Date: 8/11/2016 9:19:00 AM

Hi Mary thank you for the visit to my poem.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/6/2016 4:42:00 PM

Truth does hide from us most of the time..I enjoyed reading this one..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

Jannie Breedt
Date: 8/11/2016 9:15:00 AM

Thank you Sara.I am humbled

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/6/2016 11:07:00 AM

- The truth is not always easy to find - as you say .... we have many different faces - Deep and great written, Jannie - hugs // Sun :)

Jannie Breedt
Date: 8/11/2016 9:13:00 AM

Thank you Sunshine. Hugs to you

Jannie Breedt

Date: 8/6/2016 12:33:00 AM

I am seething with anger when it comes to my new samsung galaxy. The teçhnology is way ahead of me. I edited this bloody poem and when i posted it , it jumped back with all the mistakes . It does it all the time . I hate having to fix it AGAIN.