The Truth? or Opinion.
Post#6 please enjoy
Well how about this,
please don't stop to blink..
the truth is the truth,
should we all stop to think.
I hear what you say
but it doesn't make sense.
unless your examining a Quarter
and me ten British pence.
A quarter is a quarter
with one side or two
a quarter is a quarter
and this part is true.
Now a quarter could also
be twenty five cents
but a quarter could never
be ten British pence.
Up is up and down is down,
we all know this is true
down can't be up and up can't be down,
unless your perspective is skewed.
Now if I'm standing up high
and your standing down low
our perspectives will not be the same.
for my down may be your up,
and your up may be my down.
but the truth is what never will change.
When you say it's up, for me it is down,
this is what I'm trying to say.
our perspectives may just be a little bit skewed
but the truth is always the same.
Because my up is still up,
your down is still down.
well, here's where the problem occurs
we all have a difference of opinion
opinion to truth is like spurs.
The truth is the truth,
and a fact is a fact.
the truth is not something
with which we can make us a pact.
"My way is right, so you Must be wrong,"
is what your poem should say.
the truth has always been bantered about
when Our Opinions get in the way.
so please keep your coin in your pocket,
it doesn't belong in my throat.
please put it to some other good use,
go purchase a bottle of coke.
© David W. Smith 2009
davidsmith03@comcast.net
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you did, you did
Great, I really enjoyed this. Bringing the idea of truth as perspective. To understand anothers truth it has to be seen from their perspective. Not easy stuff but it is a skill that can be cultivated. There has to be a willingness to set aside self and see it from the other perspective. Well said. raskin
different coin
I get where your going in this poem but I hope your not referencing mine. I never gave a value to the coin I used in the "Truth" never called it a quarter. It was simply an analogy of how truth can have more then one side to it. And the line about shoving it down someone's throat that I see you use here, had to do with someone trying to force their "opinions" of my life at me and not giving me the chance to show them otherwise. In a sense shoving the coin down their throat is when I prove them wrong. Try to understand where I'm coming from before you post a poem to twist my lines.
"I don't care about your scale,
or how high I weigh in.
I can be as light as a feather,
but I'm damn good with a pen."
~ SheaRyhai (c) 2009
ohhh Wow...
Shea, I sure hope that I didn't offend you by posting that, man that was the last thing in my heart. I saw it as an extension to your wonderful wit. Your poems inspire me to no end. I stayed up all night thinking in the back of my head that these two poems would look very nice published in unison. to show the difference of opinion verses Peoples forceful Ideas of truth, which is the message of yours. I under stood the meaning of your poem completely.
please forgive me if I have done something wrong here.
and yes the inspiration was only conceived after reading yours.
I think they look mighty smart together.
yours seriouslydave
Please comment, I thrive on others words of inspiration.
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If you think this poem is good, wait, my other one is better.
Forceful ideas of truth? can
Forceful ideas of truth? can you elaborate on that for me please.
"I don't care about your scale,
or how high I weigh in.
I can be as light as a feather,
but I'm damn good with a pen."
~ SheaRyhai (c) 2009
~Mr. Smith You are A Poet~
Your poem was fun, it had bounce, it made me think, it made me smile, it was clever, it was profound, it was definitely a great poem! Very nice to meet you Mr. Smith!
Warm regards,
Kathy Paysen
It's the truth indeed...
I just loved how you discussed the abstract meaning of truth, how the same unchanged thing can be viewed diffrently from other people and how one thing can be meaning to someone and the same thing be the extreme opposite to another. I really enjoyed it .... keep it on :-)
RANI......
thank you , wow
I'm Honored and humbled, to have so many nice reviews, I must say that I would have never created this ditty if Shea had not written her poem "Truth" I'm not sure If you read hers yet or not, but I think It adds to the drama of mine and I would encourage you to check it out as well.
thanks again for the wonderful words.
seriouslydave