Unpopular Opinion

 

Unpopular Opinion

 

What is a lie?

It is an insult.

A tacit statement

Informing your lack of trust

In their understanding.

A lie indicates

You think

They’re stupid enough to believe you.

What is disinformation?

It is a lie.

A lie

To insure the stupidity

And the ignorance of the gullible,

And keep them in their place.

What is withholding fact?

It is a lie.

A lie pointing you away

From seeing the truth,

To accept a false representation,

Intended for harm.

What is a deflection?

It is a lie.

A purposed turn

To keep you from reason,

And the pursuit of logic

And the conclusions

You must not reach.

What is a lie?

It is your admission

Of the contempt you hold

For the people

That trust you

With their lives.

There is no such thing

As a small lie.

When found out,

Trust is eroded,

Or lost completely.

So the question becomes:

Do you care enough?

Do you care at all?

In the end

You may become

Very lonely.

And that

You will care about.

 

Cliff Lake 12/30/2023

Copyright © Clifford Lake 2023

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