Crowded With Lies Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Why are some stunned by truth?
It is not something taught,
One gets accustomed to.

Billions are spent to fantasize.
There is no room for truth,
In a mind crowded with lies.

A progressive mindset,
Has been stunted because of this.
Dismissed are those who wish for reality.
And often they are labelled mavericks.
Or something less flattering,
To ensure their influence has no chance to exist.

Why are some stunned by truth?
It is not something taught,
One gets accustomed to.

Billions are spent to fantasize.
There is no room for truth,
In a mind bombarded and crowded with lies.

And yet those disillusioned,
Pray on Sunday...
To have their lives fixed.
While listening to sermons,
As to how sins and evil have them bewitched.

Their very lives lived are confused in conflicts.
Although truth for many has become feared,
And resisted.
Observed they are...
Bewildered, bothered and betwixted.

Why are some stunned by truth?
It is not something taught,
One gets accustomed to.

Billions are spent to fantasize.
And there is no room for truth,
In a mind bombarded and crowded with lies.

And the marketing of fresh lies...
Is a mainstay in most societies,
That has thrived and survived successfully!

But a continuation of a success like this,
Does not sustain its permanence.
Eventually a strain draining the brain prevents it.

People everywhere and everyday,
Reflect their lack of consciousness.
And revealing a 'craze' that has become accepted.