We have come
to treat truth
as an oxymoron,
a con game.
.
Our cynicism
bubbles like
something toxic
we pass around;
.
a disease
we don’t want,
but believe
is inherent, genetic.
.
We’ve given in,
no longer trying
to rub it away
with ointments
.
of geniality, or
poultices of politeness.
It’s past time
to flush it out
.
- our system.
Yet, we don’t trust
the medicine;
only the ailment.
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Randy Baker
Poet, author, essayist.
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Hey, you. I thought I’d start this letter by telling you a little about myself, just so you know who you’re dealing with. I’m an emotional dad, father to three amazing kids who we met through the foster care system, and whose presence in our lives has really transformed my sense of responsibility to the communities that surround us. The connections we’ve made with one another, with our extended families, and with the communities where we live and look for belonging have catapulted us into this whirlwind of emotional tumult which, while not easy by any stretch of the measure, has also been remarkably healing. I realize ours is really only a one-sided chosen family, since our kids didn’t get to choose to live here, but I’d like to think that they did choose to let us love them, which allowed them to grow to love us. And I think that’s where I want to go with this letter- to a place where you can find belonging and healing- even if the pathway there may be peppered with some emotional tumult.
By F Cade Swanson4 days ago in Pride
Comments (4)
Great job all the way through. Really stuck the landing
Thank you for sharing this thought-provoking and introspective piece that sheds light on the challenging state of our perception of truth, thank you very much for sharing, love your works, hope to read more, subscribed.
So clever and absolutely rings true!
Such truth to this. Great poem!