Truth and Illusion

George and Martha°--what a couple!--

Blurring the lines between truth and illusion,

Undoubtedly aided, of course, by the booze

Which loosens their tongues as they drink in profusion.

 

Attacking, needling, going for the jugular--

Oh, the vicious games they play,

Going at each other, and also pulling

Other people into the fray.

 

Must truth and illusion be so hard

To distinguish between and cause despair?

Do we rely on illusion when

Facing the truth is so hard to bear?

 

How destructive that can be!

It's obvious that things will go bad,

And we can relate to Martha's words:

"George and Martha: sad, sad, sad."

 

The truth is there if we dare to seek it.

It isn't something we ought to eschew.

Are you afraid of Virginia Woolf?

If so, then you should know what to do.

 

-by Bob B (2-20-23)

 

°From Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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[Coyote Poetry]

I have forgot about them. Was four years of nothing. I was a soldier during his time. He gave me a few free trips to the Middle East. Hello Bob. I am enjoying your work tonight.
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