Truth Isn't Truth
repetition, yes ... a key ingredient10 total reviews
Comment from Liz O'Neill
This is great and we have Rudy to thank. Otherwise, what would you ever write about? The truth? hmmm. The lies? We'd never see you again. Search as we might we'd miss you behind your stack of books you'd written. For a shortcut to the fake news just go to snopes.com. Good job.
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This is great and we have Rudy to thank. Otherwise, what would you ever write about? The truth? hmmm. The lies? We'd never see you again. Search as we might we'd miss you behind your stack of books you'd written. For a shortcut to the fake news just go to snopes.com. Good job.
Comment Written 28-Aug-2018
Comment from Judvan2
Your poem is very intense starting with the picture. I had to read it a few times to understand the idea of what you were saying. Truth isn't truth, a great take on it. I would add a line at the end to explain what you have in your notes, because it can be taken either way. Good idea and six stars for that!
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2018
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Your poem is very intense starting with the picture. I had to read it a few times to understand the idea of what you were saying. Truth isn't truth, a great take on it. I would add a line at the end to explain what you have in your notes, because it can be taken either way. Good idea and six stars for that!
Comment Written 21-Aug-2018
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2018
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Wow. Thanks so much. What great words to hear. I'll take your suggestion to heart and think about it. I do want it to be clear as you point out. :)) mike
Comment from Gloria ....
Haaaaaa, author what a blast. Yes that was really something to see the President of the United States lawyer say that truth isn't truth. Well who knew? It's of course bizarre along with all the other conspiracies but what can you do when you live inside an Orwellian Novel.
Super job and best of luck to you in the contest.
Gloria
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Haaaaaa, author what a blast. Yes that was really something to see the President of the United States lawyer say that truth isn't truth. Well who knew? It's of course bizarre along with all the other conspiracies but what can you do when you live inside an Orwellian Novel.
Super job and best of luck to you in the contest.
Gloria
Comment Written 21-Aug-2018
Comment from Flyaway1
your writing is also art; with all the different fonts, spacing, bolding. I find this interesting.
The repetitive phrase "truth isn't truth" demanding to be answered. A lot of tragedy in our world, because people don't want to know truth. They want to hide behind their own truth. It's safe there or is it?
How many times have we closed our eyes in history to the most terrible of crimes against humanity. We comfort ourselves and put on blinders. It hurts us to face the awful things.
The world is getting smaller, the degrees of separation less. What separates us from someone who lives on a garbage heap in South America. The pictures are distressing. We would like to think someone is making drama for attention.
I think the truth is that we don't know the truth. I don't know if we could handle
all the truth from around the world. What I know breaks my heart.
I didn't want to read this, because I want to hide from it too.
How can we ever make things right?
Especially if the truth isn't the truth?
I hope I understood what you were trying to say. This was my take.
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your writing is also art; with all the different fonts, spacing, bolding. I find this interesting.
The repetitive phrase "truth isn't truth" demanding to be answered. A lot of tragedy in our world, because people don't want to know truth. They want to hide behind their own truth. It's safe there or is it?
How many times have we closed our eyes in history to the most terrible of crimes against humanity. We comfort ourselves and put on blinders. It hurts us to face the awful things.
The world is getting smaller, the degrees of separation less. What separates us from someone who lives on a garbage heap in South America. The pictures are distressing. We would like to think someone is making drama for attention.
I think the truth is that we don't know the truth. I don't know if we could handle
all the truth from around the world. What I know breaks my heart.
I didn't want to read this, because I want to hide from it too.
How can we ever make things right?
Especially if the truth isn't the truth?
I hope I understood what you were trying to say. This was my take.
Comment Written 21-Aug-2018
Comment from Dean Kuch
Hey, Michael.
Truth. It's all a matter of one's personal perspective, really.
Oswald shot Kennedy with an old bolt action Russian rifle getting off three rounds and one magic bullet.
We waged war against Saddam Hussein because he was committing genocide against his own people, not for crude oil.
President Trump is a wise and learned man (now there's the biggest lie that's ever been told).
But, as you have so cleverly conveyed here, truth isn't truth...or is it?
Best wishes to you in the contest.
~Dean 8)
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Hey, Michael.
Truth. It's all a matter of one's personal perspective, really.
Oswald shot Kennedy with an old bolt action Russian rifle getting off three rounds and one magic bullet.
We waged war against Saddam Hussein because he was committing genocide against his own people, not for crude oil.
President Trump is a wise and learned man (now there's the biggest lie that's ever been told).
But, as you have so cleverly conveyed here, truth isn't truth...or is it?
Best wishes to you in the contest.
~Dean 8)
Comment Written 21-Aug-2018
Comment from poetwatch
Good poem, for truth is in the eye of the beholder. If you wasn't there it issn't true. When Adam ate the apple it was really a pear, everyone knows it takes two to tango. This is a good entry for the Repetition Poem contest.
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Good poem, for truth is in the eye of the beholder. If you wasn't there it issn't true. When Adam ate the apple it was really a pear, everyone knows it takes two to tango. This is a good entry for the Repetition Poem contest.
Comment Written 20-Aug-2018
Comment from Pamusart
Hi whoever you are. This seems like a good entry for the contest. I am real curious now. Truth isn't truth is what Rudy Giuliani said on the news. Is that what inspired this poem? Well written and rhymed. Good luck in the contest. Thank you for sharing
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Hi whoever you are. This seems like a good entry for the contest. I am real curious now. Truth isn't truth is what Rudy Giuliani said on the news. Is that what inspired this poem? Well written and rhymed. Good luck in the contest. Thank you for sharing
Comment Written 20-Aug-2018
Comment from Thomas Bowling
Fake news is at it again. My neighbor's teenage son was shot by a BB gun. It made the evening news but gave my address by mistake. The newscaster said a man was shot in the head in this house. No mention of a BB gun.
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Fake news is at it again. My neighbor's teenage son was shot by a BB gun. It made the evening news but gave my address by mistake. The newscaster said a man was shot in the head in this house. No mention of a BB gun.
Comment Written 20-Aug-2018
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
A very clever tongue in cheek write about the misguiding of truth and figuring out the fact from fiction. I loved your free write of repetition and you covered many contraversial subjects here which are all true! But are they? Do we believe our own eyes or do we question what we see? What is truth? We are often lied to in the media, but some things you just can't deny, a clever and poignant write and it deserves a six, love Dolly x
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A very clever tongue in cheek write about the misguiding of truth and figuring out the fact from fiction. I loved your free write of repetition and you covered many contraversial subjects here which are all true! But are they? Do we believe our own eyes or do we question what we see? What is truth? We are often lied to in the media, but some things you just can't deny, a clever and poignant write and it deserves a six, love Dolly x
Comment Written 20-Aug-2018
Comment from heart of Lou
You set quite a dark mood with your background of black, and it fits the poem perfectly. It's always good to question the things we're told, but when we have the proof, we should not deny the truth. I like the way the poem flows.
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You set quite a dark mood with your background of black, and it fits the poem perfectly. It's always good to question the things we're told, but when we have the proof, we should not deny the truth. I like the way the poem flows.
Comment Written 20-Aug-2018