Read Poem: Truth Be Told, by Phil Ginsburg

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“I saw truth flick a cigarette at those guys”
“Truth don’t even smoke,” somebody else said

Another witness remarked, “Truth didn’t do anything, the guys in the car just shot for no reason”

Three people said truth started saying stuff, stuff nobody wanted to hear and that some people told truth to shut up, but truth kept jawing at every body

An elderly woman said truth was in the wrong neighborhood; had no reason to be there, especially at that hour

Somebody said truth needed to get its head on straight, needed some correction, one person, who refused to reveal her identity said all the witnesses were liars

Every body is coming from a different angle here
Every cusp of a cause is claiming their truth is the real truth

It was discovered truth had been shot in the back

Apparently, truth tried to walk away from the scene that…

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