Tuesday, February 22, 2011

If Lies were Truths

"Our Life is what our thoughts make it"
Marcus Aurelius

I love to collect post cards and this is an old one I found in my Farmhouse Kitchen Diary.
It has a collection of recipes suitable for the time of month.


Do you know why a car's WINDSHIELD is so large & the rear view
mirror is so small?
Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, look ahead
and move on.
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If lies were truths and truths were lies
The world would surely not survive
No one would know which one was which
The gray half truth, half lie could switch

Yet with the rise of each bright sun
I find myself excused by one
Perfected in the light of gray
Where truth and lie they meet half way.

I stamp my feet and pull my hair
How could anyone so dare
To trick me in this half wit way
Keep me in limbo so I stay

I know the difference in truth lies
That it is grounded while the other flies
So easy in its time of mirth, while so
Sombre in the eye of truth

When truth meets lie upon a bridge
It leads all men and beasts to twitch
All lie in dread of what's to come
Will victor be a liars son?

Of course not TRUTH is here to stay!
Like black and White, it's clear as day!
The bugles roar out proclamations
And liars spew out insinuations
The course of time is thus confronted
And truth insists it can't be stunted
For if it easily is swayed
All liars, they will have their way

You hold yourself in great esteem
In face of lies you want to scream
I'll tell you truth
I'll wheel and deal.I'll mimic ,joke, I'll even steal.
But in the end I promise you, that my self worth,
Will be the end of you.
In many truths you tell you'll see
You won't get far without little ol me.

Both men and beasts stood all confused
In face of lies who face the truths
And to this day you'll see them there
On bridge on high with long white hair

A world caught in time remains in limbo
Between truth and lie it's not so simple

The world would surely not survive
If lies were truths and truths were lies.
No one would know which one was which
The gray half truth, half lie could switch.

A Lady's Life.


6 comments:

Akelamalu said...

Do you know why a car's WINDSHIELD is so large & the rear view mirror is so small?
Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, look ahead and move on.


I subscribe to that philosophy. :)

Baron's Life said...

Dear Lady.
I like your wisdom and also in general the eclectic nature of your blog. There is always something interesting to read and to learn from on your blog.
All the Best
A Baron's life

A Lady's Life said...

Akelamalu - I think its the best way too.

A Lady's Life said...

Baron Thanks You are too kind :)

George said...

I really like your thoughts on 'If lies were truths'. You've expressed some profound thoughts in a beautiful way.

A Lady's Life said...

Thanks George