I Retire

Will we ever know the truth?...

 

I Retire

 

 

I've retired to the truth that I may never know exactly what the truth is

Especially when the truth is immersed amongst lies

Dispersed amongst perception

 

I've come to understand that we are a species dominated by fear

Not the fear of inadequacy

But we fear the powerful light within us

It’s a fear in our abilities to stand against the corrupt

Unaware that we are more than powerful enough to help a stranger

I’ve heard that one good turn deserves another

And I think that one good turn can start the birth to stop the pain we cause each other

 

I’ve learned to tame the rain that seems so bad

The grey cloud that wanes our faith

I’ve noticed the difference between saving face, and facing reality

A difference between spinning the truth, and hiding it completely

 

Although their appearance have a remarkable resemblance

 

It doesn't stop this ambulatory need to decrease the flow of this mendacity bleed

A sense of urgency to unearth the logical truth

To prove the facts that change belief

The facts that alter reality twisting manipulation into revelation

A revolution

The dissolution to a fear that imprisons our intuition to conceive the truth

A fear that has become the elusive broken tulip persuasively coercing

A coax distraction of beauty disguising the insidious enemy equipped with lies

 

And although I have retired to the truth that I may never know exactly what the truth is

It doesn’t mean that I’m going to stop searching for it

Because I believe in the power of knowledge

I discern that wisdom demands respect

But the only way to obtain that wisdom is through experience

Pledging allegiance to conquest through a mess of haystacks to find the needle of truth

 

So until the empirical proof is found

Fear is going to have to sit in the back seat

I will have to swallow the lump in my throat

Open my mind

As I approach closer and closer to truths meaning

I can not be afraid of what I might find

Since I know that the truth will eventually be revealed

I am confident it will

But not a second

Not a moment before the correct time

What good would it do to know the truth?

Unless it was unveiled during the exact moment in which its impact

Would be at its greatest

Therefore,

I have retired to the truth that I may never know exactly what the truth is,

Because that moment

May not be mine!

Author's Note

that this poem took me way too long! lol i've been working on it FOOOOOORRRRREEEEVVVER!
although, i am confident you will feel as i do, that the wait wand work was worth it. Enjoy this deep, thought provoking, and inspiring poem.

thank you
Much love n' respect

-Lalli

Reviews

[Brjden (Bridge-Den) Cre..]

"I've heard that one good turn deserves another
And I think that one good turn can start the birth to stop the pain we cause each other"

VERY WELL SAID!!!

Lalli, I'm not gonna keep saying the same s**t over and over. You're a brilliant wordsmith and I wished you had a bigger stage. You're problem? You're too deep for the masses. Your stuff would feed & exercise intelligent and highly developed minds, but mediocre minds would drown in your depth. This was a beautiful read from a master wordsmith and I envy you that dearly!

I'd love to see this performed because when I read it, I try to hear your words screamed. I hear intelligence and great flow, but I want to feel the urgency and the pleading in it. I know it's there, but what I try to do with your works now, is to ignore the wordplay and "hear it". Great write and I'm snapping my fingers in applause......

[Rick Puetter]

Dear Lalli,

Indeed a powerful write. And you said one thing in the poem that deeply struck a chord:

"As I approach closer and closer to truths meaning
I can not be afraid of what I might find"

Much more that not being able to find the truth is THIS horrible fear. People are afraid of the truth. They won't look because they may find that they were wrong. They won't look because they may find the truth uncomfortable. So instead they choose comfortable untruths, continuing in ignorance.

Very nicely done.

Best regards,

Rick

[Shelly Araujo]

"Fear is going to have to sit in the back seat"; I am not there as of yet, but your words inspire me to work at it a little harder. Yes, definitely worth the wait.

[ANNA]

Ok from the fact that karmic posted 5 reviews is a lil weird to me. I'm guessing karmic wanted the get some their point across. Which I still don't know what that was. lol

This is very thought provoking Lalli and not long! Some people just really don't take the time in understanding outside the box. You really open up a new look on the truth we all seek to prove.
(as always), This is why I have alway admired your work. You think outsude the box and inspirer ones who are too scared to. You have helped me improve my work but I can't give you all the credit. I alway had a wide range imagination that is unique..lol

I think this is well thought out...please babe take your time! NOT! lol
My favorite parts where:

It's a fear in our abilities to stand against the corrupt
Unaware that we are more than powerful enough to help a stranger
I've heard that one good turn deserves another
And I think that one good turn can start the birth to stop the pain we cause each other.....I don't know how you could up with these lines but BRAVO

A fear that has become the elusive broken tulip persuasively coercing
A coax distraction of beauty disguising the insidious enemy equipped with lies...WHY DIDN"T I THINK OF THIS..? Damn love that line....but my fav fav is:

And although I have retired to the truth that I may never know exactly what the truth is
It doesn't mean that I'm going to stop searching for it
Because I believe in the power of knowledgeI discern that wisdom demands respect
But the only way to obtain that wisdom is through experience
Pledging allegiance to conquest through a mess of haystacks to find the needle of truth

Knowing the truth may hurt you or lift the weight off your shoulders. The truth is something we all sreach for.

Much love n respect,
Bella

[karmic]

Oh my god thought i was going to die reading this poem it's so long but very good.lol

[karmic]

Oh my god thought i was going to die reading this poem it's so long but very good.lol

[karmic]

Oh my god thought i was going to die reading this poem it's so long but very good.lol

[karmic]

Oh my god thought i was going to die reading this poem it's so long but very good.lol

[karmic]

Oh my god thought i was going to die reading this poem it's so long but very good.lol