The internet doesn’t make people mean,
it just concentrates the cruelty.
Michael Bang Petersen, Danish political scientist
i
fiction is truth
beyond truth.
conspiracy is a lie.
ii
lies are more addictive
than virtue.
iii
artificial intelligence was
created by man––
unconcerned with dishonesty
unflustered by ethics.
iv
truth surrounds us
like the invisible, windy sky
that we breathe––
it perfectly sustains us
unless we’re deprived of it––
even for a moment.
v
lies are curious.
lies are entertaining.
lies are poison
to the soul.
vi
truth is our nature.
vii
to be true to ourselves
we need to be
honest.
viii
we harm our souls
& violate the universe
when we lie.
ix
what is the truth?
what is ultimately true?
we do not honestly
know.
x
the truth may be
unreachable from here
where we are––
but we’re honor-bound
to reach for it
with all we are
& all we’ve got.