Truth and Deceit
/It is one thing
To be uniformed
And to spread untruth as a consequence
It is something else
To know truth
And to disseminate untruth with intent
The one being
Ignorance
The other being
Deceit
A malefic desire
To misinform
And influence thought, reaction, behavior
Through the misrepresentation
The concealment
Of truth
It is said
“Truth will out”
That lies and falsehoods cannot long obscure it
This may be
But oh, such damage
May be caused in the intervening period
And how odious
The persons and groups
Who willfully seek to deceive others
In pursuit of their own ends
Truth belongs to all of us
We each have a right to its possession
Thus, deceit is a theft
Of that to which we are entitled
That which we collectively own
And the deceivers are but thieves in the night
Who shall be exposed
And their falsehoods contradicted
By the illuminating light
Of what is
True
By Mike Turner
From: United States
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