And if I never told the truth, what then?
Society is ready to forgive
The latter--ready still to trust again--
But doubts the former option to extremes.
For sure, we all imagine we tell truth
(And maybe we all do, in games and dreams)
But for so many reasons--safety, ruth,
Politeness--we tell lies and call them white
(Because society is racist too
In deep hard ways we cannot shine a light
Upon so easily). And these are things we do
Instinctively. So just to live each day
We have to settle into shades of gray.
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