Truth That Is Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Deplete not from me,
Truth that is.
Let me face it.
Without discouragement.

Or hurry to hide...
From that which I do not like.
Or might disturb me inside.
Or deny.

Let my consciousness accept,
What my eyes and head rejects.
With an openness my heart allows...
And helps me respect.

Remove my quickness to object,
A reality that may upset.
That comes to challenge my neglect,
As it is reflected.

And not to deceive myself to believe...
Truth is a perception,
That I can chose to ignore!
Turn my back on it and leave.