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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