Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Plain Truth



there seems to be a global market
for plain truth, but
plain truth
is never really plain, is it?

as a slice of white bread
is not purely  white, and biting into it
the inconsistent consistency's of crust -
to filling, give its flaws away...questioning the need of
tooth pick or thumbnail - truth is - as I see it (of course)
the most uncertain certainty thought up
by the mind of man -  as I can measure it within self
and read, and listen, and take note
of  today's truth I must then accept or reject
what is presented against what I have the capacity
to understand - spread its sweet or bitter on one slice
of bread - some crunching peanut butter on the
other - give it a good patting together for
good measure - and bite right into its wisdom and its nuts
knowing that digesting any truth, plain
 or otherwise is not easy,
- without a good cup of strong coffee ...

bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2011

12 comments:

  1. I have been stalking your blog for a little while and I must say that your words are simple, beautiful, evocative and powerful. I truly enjoy reading these small bits of your mind :)

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  2. Thank you Nunee, nice to meet you please come back...you made my day...blessings...bkm

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  3. I so love this...one of the best I've read from you. I enjoyed the wordplay as well as the reasonable thoughts you spread on the poem like the peanut butter on the slice of bread. Sadly, I dont have a cup of coffee to go with it.

    Bless!

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  4. profundity in simplicity!! brilliant words and excuse the pun - rather "true" haha!! very nice!!

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  5. Yes! I can swallow all kinds of nonsense if the coffee is good enough!

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  6. love the added words " without a good cup of strong coffee ..." brilliant!

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  7. nice...i could use some coffee right about now...and the truth is often hard to swallow or at least what they call truth...

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  8. Expressly ESPRESSO for me, plz. Truth be told, plainly or otherwise, I like milk with that peanut butter thing. Hey, quit hitting me...OUCH!

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  9. This is perfect creative sagacity...Very well done!

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  10. Definitely need a good cup of strong coffee! Very philosophical - and very well done!

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  11. Coffee and bread and the rest of the stuff though not real, yes- plain.
    I guess it's just the way we see or percieve things as such > the metaphor...

    you never know unless you convince yourself for it to be so...

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