He had a little truth;
\nHe held it with his might.
\nA little, shining thing
\nTo get him through the night.<\/p>\n
Someone with wider eyes
\nShowed him a bigger truth:
\nSomething to tantalize:
\nTruth upon truth on truth!<\/p>\n
Truth threatened all he knew.
\nHis precious world went turvy.
\nTruth used to be so straight,
\nAnd now it was so curvy!<\/p>\n
He cut his truth in two.
\n(It was easier to hold.)
\nHalf went into the bin.
\nHalf he held till he sold.
\n______________________________<\/p>\n
Gary Steven Corseri<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>has published novels, poetry collections, dramas and articles. \u00a0He has been an editor, and journalist. He has taught in US prisons and public schools, and in universities in the US and Japan. \u00a0He has performed his work at the Carter Presidential Library, and his dramas have been produced on Atlanta-PBS and elsewhere. \u00a0Contact:\u00a0gary_corseri@comcast.net<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" He had a little truth;
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