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 :-)
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
