“I Write Lies” by Trevor Witt
I write lies,
As all poets do,
In order to tell the truth,
Of what I perceive and what I dream
and what I hope for
and what I fear.
I tell them for myself,
And for you,
So that we might learn something about ourselves.
I tell stories,
Lies hiding kernels of truth,
Illusions created by beautiful words,
So that you might see through my eyes.
And I don’t know what is more troubling –
That I tell lies
Or that I cherish them?
That I know I cannot know truth
Or that I am obsessed with approximating it?
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