once again
i move quietly through the night
risking my sanity
demanding at most a modicum of dignity
from an ever-mystifying world

my search for rhyme or reason
or both
defies logic
just as my penchant for truth
is quickly overwhelmed

the seemingly ubiquitousness of the ridiculousness inherent in my current awareness of the situation
is neither clarifying nor helpful

so please
help me lie

the rather unwieldy nature of this sensation
this moral dissonance
confounds even my most aggressive attempts at stability
as i contemplate the options available to me

apparently i’m compelled to just go with it

and yes
to navigate this post-truth world
deceit becomes a necessary skill-set
and as we all know
a well-crafted lie can travel to the ends of the earth
before truth is out of bed

so mendacity is now mandatory
and all that’s to be had for the veracious among us
is suspicion, distain and banishment

oh lord
do help me lie
the time for an honest life will surely come again
but for now the truth must hide

and yes by this i know
i place my soul aside

shall i not survive?

Truth/Clarity/Trust

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