The Benefits of the Doubt

 

The Benefits of the Doubt

 

Everything is a lie.

That’s the bottom line.

Everything is a lie.

Every word,

Every move,

Every choice.

Everything is a lie.

But what is he afforded?

The benefit of the doubt.

Who benefits?

Certainly not you.

Certainly not me.

“He doesn’t know what words mean.”

An easy out.

“He has dementia.”

A soft cell.

“He doesn’t read well.”

“He isn’t intelligent.”

“He gets worse every day.”

And he slips through the cracks.

Again.

He slips through the cracks.

Everything is a lie.

I doubt the benefits.

I doubt the performance.

An adjudicated liar.

A thief.

A pretender.

An escape artist.

You’re buying it.

I don’t.

Is he crazy?

Like the fox, as they say.

How better to get the soft cell?

Cultivate sympathy.

No bunker bullet here friends,

No,

This fella has chosen the house option.

Everything is a lie.

You know this.

You’ve said this.

And then you give him the benefit.

He isn’t just telling his base, you know:

“I aced it.”

They believe it.

But YOU believe he believes it.

And it’s a lie.

He wants you to believe he doesn’t know.

To get the soft cell.

To get the benefit of your doubt.

You doubt his ability to reason.

That’s what he’s counting on,

That’s the benefit.

Not for you,

Not for me.

He benefits.

The benefit from your doubt of him.

Everything is a lie.

You know this.

You just need to remember.

Everything is a lie,

That’s the bottom line.

When the time comes,

We need to remember.

 

Cliff Lake 6/4/2026

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