Truth Hurts

That's why kids make excuses.

That's why adults lie to themselves.

That's why a Ponzi scheme looks good.

That's why the USA and North Korea

yell at each other: because they know 

the truth that neither are in control.

It's why P.C. children shout and scream.

It's why Hillary looks insane.

But truth is never negative.

It's always better to know the truth.

I told my father he was dying,

and he thanked me.

Once you get over the addiction

to the lies, 

truth becomes welcome relief.

Rimbaud's  "Season In Hell" is beautiful

because it's true, like "All Quiet On The

Western Front" that tells the truth of war.

The drugs that take away the pain

are like lies we believe

'til the drugs themselves become the lie

and there is no recourse except 

to return to the truth, or die.

There is nothing but the truth;

"pay me now or pay me later"

Like an elephant, truth never forgets.

Never forget that.