That’s the Truth of It (poetry)

Some people I can’t get along with

and some people I can

 

though I think I should

get along with everyone

 

That’s the truth of it

 

I’m an introvert and I like to hibernate

At home most of the time

 

I like creation and don’t like promotion

I like work for justice, but hate politics

 

I like the mountains and ocean

And the open road

 

I’m thankful Linda and I heal our wounds day by day

But some traumas from the past never go away

 

And that’s the truth of it

 

I love life and fear death

Death fades from my mind

 

When I am involved in creation

 

Fundamentalism and right-wing talk

Scare me to death

 

Often, with others, I think I don’t fit in

And that’s the truth of it

 

For better or worse, right or wrong

That’s the truth of it