Lies can hurt,

Especially when you blurt

them out in a conversation

that you have with the rest of your “nation”.

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But, sometimes, the truth,

it hurts more than lies,

because instead of having the receiver be a sleuth,

you say it right into their eyes.

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People may view that as

a good deed

but, if we have the English topaz,

then, why will it lead

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into a sense of dread,

or, if you’ve really goofed up,

make you wanna go to your bed, 

curl up,

and pretend to be dead.

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I really do wonder

if it is possible

to blunder

through life’s maze,

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its twists and turns

and clouded in a haze,

with a set goal,

to be truthful.

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To have a white soul,

in the short time

that you and I

have to play in this world.