Truth Isn't Truth

by michaelcahill

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a holocaust you say
millions with a price to pay

for being

the horror of who you are
witnessed by
the world

but truth isn't truth

for every victim
there's a victim actor
and every witness
a conspiracy factor ...

and little children being killed?
witnesses again would not be stilled
cameras rolling
and all extolling "Tragedy"

but truth isn't truth

when faking death is just a ploy
to take some guns away
but not today
such fun and games
at play to everyone's dismay

ya see it did not happen
quite the way ya saw
the flaw
was your belief in your own eyes ...
you were not wise
the truth, it wore a different guise
that ya could not see
ya thought ya knew the truth

but truth isn't truth

well, its all a big conspiracy
the Towers didn't fall
and the moon
c'mon now people
'taint there at all

and be careful when you're running
cause you might fall off
and go splat
ain't ya heard ya dope
this marble it be flat!
they say it's round

they say facts, they can be found
to prove, oh yeah ...

but truth isn't truth

any truther will tell ya
is ya ignorant?
you claim to know the truth--

but truth isn't truth

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Write a poem where the same line is repeated at least three times in the poem.

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A special thanks to Rudy Giuliani for coining the phrase: "Truth isn't truth".

There are several references to conspiracy theories here. The Holocaust never happened is one of the more ludicrous. It is explained by some conspiracy theorists the Sandy Hook tragedy was staged to put pressure on Congress to pass anti-gun legislation. They've taken it to the point of harassing the parents of victims. Alex Jones is currently the subject of a lawsuit related to these matters. Truthers allege the Twin Towers tragedy is an inside job and not terrorists at all IF it even happened. Then there are those who think the Earth is flat. The list goes on. Virtually ANY tragedy occurring will have a conspiracy theory underway within an hour of its occurrence. Yep, it's a world of "fake news", "alternate facts" and "truth that isn't truth". What can I say?

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Truth Isn't Truth

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