A Hatter's Lament

Be warned, it’s said, the truth will set you free

We see how things are and how they’re meant to be.

It’s hard to live in a world full of lies

With truth, ever present, pressed behind your eyes.

Fabricated meanings, unravel in the light

Revelation is bondage, this clarity our plight

When people are blinded, searching in vain

Those who see clearly are deemed quite insane

You search for truth, but beware you will find,

The world wont reflect what is clear in your mind

For once the truth begins to unfold,

You will see ugliness in what you’ve been told

Now we know truth, you would think we’d be glad

But if truth is freedom, being free drove us mad.

written in 2012