the truth I can take

the truth

I can take

unalloyed

unvarnished

jagged

even if fraying at the edges

rotting from years of silence

there is so much beauty in truth

no matter how somber it looks

the truth

I can take

fight alongside

bleed if you do

brothers in life

not just words

truth requires no forgiveness 

(there's nothing to forgive)

truth is purer than the muse

it's the lies that make me sick

the endless boring mind games

inhuman to me anew

you become shadow

sad ghost 

cold tool

once again

the truth

I can take

not the lie

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