B is for Truth

if i created TRUTH

what would it look like?

would it be edible or ornamental?

or wearable?

and would it be worn on special occasions?

or would it be worn out from daily use?

yellow sweat stains

yellow sweat stains under the strain of the truth?

threads knit together pulling itself apart from the constant use of the truth?

live in it all day truth?

skin... tight truth?

would it not be better to lie?

mass market the darn thing into 6 oz bottles?

in discount stores?

sell it to admirable houses and landlords?

sell it to.... priests and poets and politicians?

sell it to.... you?

mr. disposable income

ms. no income at all [chuckle]

wouldn't you like a lie instead?

i can make it shiny. what little i remember from art class.

and if you broke it, what would it matter?

it looked good for the moment didn't it?

pretty...

i have a sense though, i should create truth

create it fast

make it fast before...

before you move away to another window.

no advertising will bring you back once you've gone, once you've...

separated from my shop.

but... what would it look like?

this TRUTH i want to make

this... truth is... the truth is...

the truth is i've got all these ingredients, all these recipes, 

all this fabric, all this dye

all this wood

all this steel

all this foam

all this... stuff

and no idea what to make of it

... what to make of it? huh?

maybe i make a cottage where there's truth

and maybe a meal with this truth

and we'd both burn the edges cause... truth is... neither one of us knows how to cook.

but it beats eating alone.

truth?

truth = i'll hold if you nail, i'll screw if you dust, i'll polish if you wash, i'll write if you play, i'll sing what you play 

as the sun goes down on this truth that we made

truth....

we'll take pictures right?

we'll take pictures to remember this day, this day truth was made, right?
... we should take pictures.

pax

tracy j h

TRUTH - 02:10:2011