Truth the Essence of Life

Truth the Essence of Life
By James A. Langley

Beyond price, truth is the essence of life;
To reject the truth is to opt for strife
And disorder within, without, breaking the ties
Binding humankind, with a cascade of lies,
Undermining human freedoms, ordained to be rife.

Truth is the universe’s moral foundation,
The bedrock from generation to generation,
Through Orion to the most distant stars,
The core of integrity standing above all that mars;
The stars for right still fight for confirmation.

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