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The Truth About Monsters 02-04-18 "Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Success in Circuit lies. Too bright for our infirm Delight, The Truth's superb surprise." From: Tell all the Truth but Tell it Slant by Emily Dickinson (1263) When faced with choice of: truth or lie? What's better than the truth, or such A small piece of it, too little to cry Over, or cause tears or pain that lingers, much. It's 'truth or lie', not 'truth or dare', That haunts the brain with a melodious chant. To dare to tell the truth shows you care, Though some may not linger once they're there, As a 'white lie' is still a lie no matter the font; Tell all the truth but tell it slant. A slant truth is neither lie, nor white, But merely a shade; a darker tone. For the whole truth oft' brings with it fright, And fear leads one to hide at home. Paranoia abounds where fear's footsteps tread. Fear's a Frankenstein that brings about harsh cries Of pain or anguish, for this dread Settles deep. Like a virgin lying on a bed; Truth stains life's sheets with scarlet sighs; Success in Circuit lies. Sometimes the truth can hurt, it cleaves The meat from bone, fiction from fact. It sears the skin, and never leaves One whole again; that's its main act. Truth stabs much deeper than a knife knows how, Bites harder than a vampire poised for flight. What is one to do – do you see it now? Like puppets, we are forced to bow To the monster master it is – it's might Too bright for our infirm Delight. Vampires are weakened by the sun, Frankenstein, well, his brain was weak. To kill a were, use a silver bullet, one Is all it takes – all monsters seek To eradicate those who do not understand, Those who look truth in the eyes And batter it with fisted hands, Or make a mockery of a twisted man – Revealed as a man, despite his size – The Truth's superb surprise. |