The Truth Story Poem by Helen Gaudin

Truth
Constructed through assumption and little information
The could be, would be, should be, definition
The he said, she said, repetition
Of second hand, third hand, talking heads opinion
Passed on as gospel

Truth
Defined in word bites and pieces
Floating like algae in a pond, fostering murky perception
Accumulating weight with every word shared
Growing larger, conversation by conversation
Wantonly spreading far and wide

Truth
In "The News" truth is only ever an illation
Woven, from within countless opinions
Filtered through fractured prisms
Only showing a partial conclusion
To forge the response required from the audience

Truth
Is only a story within which we participate
Through the sharing of opinion.