Unpopular Opinion

by Cliff Lake

What is a lie?
It is an insult.
A tacit statement
Informing your lack of trust
In their understanding.
A lie indicates
You think
They’re stupid enough to believe you.
What is disinformation?
It is a lie.
A lie
To insure the stupidity
And the ignorance of the gullible,
And keep them in their place.
What is withholding fact?
It is a lie.
A lie pointing you away
From seeing the truth,
To accept a false representation,
Intended for harm.
What is a deflection?
It is a lie.
A purposed turn
To keep you from reason,
And the pursuit of logic
And the conclusions
You must not reach.
What is a lie?
It is your admission
Of the contempt you hold
For the people
That trust you
With their lives.
There is no such thing
As a small lie.
When found out,
Trust is eroded,
Or lost completely.
So the question becomes:
Do you care enough?
Do you care at all?
In the end
You may become
Very lonely.
And that
You will care about.

Cliff Lake 12/30/2023
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