Kris: If you look at anything closely enough, invariably some degree of shit will appear.
Ted: Why bother looking closely? Whenever we look outwards, it merely invites suffering.
Tim: Don't be so damn cosmetic or concerned about looks. The truth is that
life is a battle, and battles are seldom pretty. Wake up, stand for your beliefs,
and recognise your opponent is quite likely doing the same. . .


Cover Ups
Just as people use disinfectants
to mask unpleasant smells
so do politicians employ rhetoric
to mask many of their ills
 
Despite repeated cover ups
truth ekes out over time -
lies are short-term expedients
it's hard to white-wash all grime.

In our age of global cover ups
and publicly financed lies
foul deeds are given fair names
but fragments of truth
somehow survive. / surface from time to time
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