Falsehoods

You take pleasure in helping others

Not killing them

You find joy in loving others

Not hurting them

In educating not demeaning

In communicating not striking

Weapons have always failed

It always comes down to words

And agreements

After far too much damage has been done

We humans are slow learners

Who worship the wrong gods

Success not compassion

Power not true strength

All bullying is weakness

Perfection not humanity

The same not different

Intention is only innocent

If the intent is not to harm

The stories we make up in justification

Are as insubstantial as a breeze

And the truth is seen

Your viewpoint never charges the visuals

Actions do speak louder than words

Everyone knows that

Everyone sees that

Only a fool thinks otherwise

The powerful lie

Because they think the people are stupid

But the people have eyes

And they know who is stupid

Unless they think that violence is power

They’re scared of vague threats from all sides

When the people threatening them

Aren’t even thinking about them

They’re just getting up and going to bed

And doing their best in between

Don’t fall for the falsehoods

They only support the people of power

You have eyes

Use them

What you see is real

What you hear is justification

When a god manifests here

In front of me

And tells me that the falsehoods are real

I will believe

But not otherwise

I will never believe a human

Out to do harm

I know a lie when I see one

So do you

Deb Hawken

April 2024