• WRITING THE TRUTH
    by uc poika


    it gets hard and to tell the truth
    it's unwise to even be reaching for it...
    just try reaching for Jesus Christ and see
    the conman coming through the churches walls
    and every damned angel jumps in sounding so smooth
    as to take your peace and leaving you a corset
    instead of bouncing beauty natural but free
    or the truth you've already had it all...
    or try proverbial brass and find it's gold—
    Olympic gold, or first ladyship praised,
    or presidentially world powers not tolled
    but every prize they say is only best when chased
    and never held within your hand nor heart...
    you'll never find that tale you write, so why start?