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"The Truth" by Kathleen Lutz

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May 15th, 2026

Canada Poetry Magazine

Canada Poetry Contest #6 – First Place

The Truth

by Kathleen Lutz

The truth is that truth is strangely subjective – 
Something somehow oily and awfully abstract,
Slipping and slithering from sinfully sensuous lips;
Contorting to exist betwixt agile tongues and hard facts.
 
The truth is that truths mate and mingle and multiply –
And honouring the one may mean decimating the other;
So that while 'I love you' is never quite a blatant lie, 
Nervous habits weave webs that tangle new lovers. 
 
The truth is that truth is cumulative in this sense,
Sinfulness and saintliness imbedded within the other –
Contradictions compose my consciousness; 
A single shard of one pure truth impossible to recover –
 
And would slice my tongue and lips to bits, 
Could I muster the strength to try and utter it. 

About the Poet
Kathleen Lutz resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications on Kathleen Lutz's Artist Page.

This poem is featured in Comet #8, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.

Keywords: truth, lies, lovers, tongues

Previously published in Canada Poetry Magazine:
On Mother's Day
by Anna Nike Leskowsky

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