We live in a world where it seems the
norm
To be something we’re not
Whitewashing the truth
So as not to offend
We have to bend
Almost to the point of breaking
Gone are the days when the truth
ruled high
For this truth, a man like Martin
Luther King died.
Gone too, are the days when a man would
fight
To bring injustice into the light
Expose the lies, and the world would
cheer
Somehow the truth seemed to bring us
near
But John F. Kennedy, as much
as he tried
Both fought and played among the lies
Plagued by the power he held in his
hand
A short life he lived, when he made a
stand
Today it seems the truth is far
Driven by whom media makes a star
Distorted and arranged to fit
Their gain creates the offer
It’s what is taught to our sons and
daughters
They’re lost in a mix of distortion
It’s hard to tell what’s made up or
real
And no one is free to say what
he feels
One wrong word and you’re crucified
Unless you’re the darling of the day
Then you can say whatever you wish
Serve it up with nicely with spoon
and dish
But I will speak my thoughts to your
dismay
Because my brain was brought up that
way
I don’t speak to put anyone down
I speak so I am not lost in the
sound.
DeAnna Metcalf
I find it interesting that I read, wrote and posted this without even realizing that I had the wrong Kennedy in my mind. I had a thought in my head and just ran with it, despite the fact that the prompt was Robert Kennedy instead of John. This kind of makes me laugh at how similar that is to my last relationship. I saw what I wanted, wrote the story I wanted and when it was time to divvy up the points...I was surprised.
Well, I can't change my last relationship, but I can change a blog post...so I am :-)
Well, I can't change my last relationship, but I can change a blog post...so I am :-)
Blogophilia Week 47.8 Topic - “Whitewashing the
Truth”
Bonus Points:
(Hard, 2 pts) There, Their, and They're - correctly
use two, don't use the third at all
(Easy, 1 pt) Include Robert Kennedy and Martin
Luther King
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ReplyDeleteStormy
WooHoo! Thank you for alerting me to my own version of whitewashing the truth! That's what friends are for, isn't it?
DeleteYou are most welcome. That Marvin is generous and he might have given you the whole eight points. But why take chances. Especially when he has that big kaboom! aimed at earth
DeleteStormy
A stirring write
ReplyDeleteStormy
Thank you Stormy...just trying to be more consistent with my writing and branch out a bit beyond hearts and windows.
DeleteOne cannot go wrong when embracing and espousing the truth.
ReplyDeleteTruth is good and it lives on, no matter what we choose to see or say.
DeleteI've lost a few friends for speaking my thoughts. C'est la vie! :)
ReplyDeleteIrene
See, that's what I love most about my writer friends...such rebels, like that... *grins*
DeleteSocial media is the worst of the worst in terms of truth - you can post things that are complete fabrication (like our names??) and it can become truth or be repeated as truth by others who don't check or challenge. I suppose there's nothing new in that except the pace it spreads
ReplyDeleteI know Tyler....perfect case and point on the name thing. I laughed about the Powerball Post and how many people just read, believed and posted that if we split it up, it would be $4m instead of $4
DeleteYes, if you are the Darling of the Day, a status that can change on a whim.
ReplyDeleteOzymandius is the tale of our times.
Ah yes...the fall from grace must be devastating. I kind of like it here in my quiet little world where my mistakes pretty much stay with my friends.
DeleteGreat use of the prompts this week. This one powerful write.
ReplyDeleteThank you Gerard... I had the one prompt all wrong, but I liked the story it told so I had to improvise the post a bit. I completely missed that I was using the wrong Kennedy! Thanks for reading
DeleteEither way it was a good write :) ~Christine W.
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine
DeleteJohn or Robert - they are brothers - so it's no wonder the older one would surface first! This is splendid! 8 points, Earthling!! And did I tell you that I am the DARLING of every day? heh heh
ReplyDeleteMarvin Martian :)
You ARE a darling any day of mine ;-)
Deletelol sometimes changes they need to be made. And hey, we write our own history books. So the truth of my history may be whitewashed and painted over. We ninja vampire hunters need it that way.
ReplyDeletePerfectly stated! Hahaha
DeleteGreat post!
ReplyDeleteThank you Diana.
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