people never lie as much
as when they try and get in touch
with honesty, reality
and pure objectivity
when i say people i mean i
the truth i see becomes a lie
when brought into the light of day
where fantasies all fade away
there's war in heaven and in hell
does number seven ring a bell?
and what of number twenty-three?
this world is too fucked up for me
defeat, though, is to cease to try
to tell the truth despite each lie
that flows unbidden from each word
i ever spoke or ever heard
Confused Confessions by Wayne Myers