Detracts And Facts

Detracts And Facts

13 Sept 2018

From the way some people declare

Frank unsupported statements,

There's no way to say they err

And point out how to make adjustments.

Frequently underlying conditions aren't stated

And little proof is asserted

So nothing can be debated

And counter arguments can't be inserted.

That's the way people communicate

About politics and religion.

There's no effort to educate,

Not even a smidgen.

The expounders come across as propagandists,

Not open to a different point of view.

In the end they become sadists,

Bleating my eardrums in two.

Convictions are intense opinions.

Their energetic claim detracts

From logic, and the companions

Of faith and belief aren't facts.

Lies and Stories, Defeats and Glories

Lies and Stories, Defeats and Glories
17 July 2012

We've known each other for ages
Since we were five, maybe four,
Long before we had jobs with wages
When we were innocent to the core.
After graduation we took on
Life that could be outrageous,
Unwilling to just look on
Before life could age us.

We've known each other for so long
It's kind of useless to put on airs.
We've come back to where we belong
To share life's cares and scares.
We'll just talk about the facts.
Nobody would be rude and uncouth
Enough to brag about their acts
Or lie to stretch the truth.