Many Sided
The truth is not always
beautiful
Nor is it always cold
or hard to accept
Very many of the things
That people argue over
Are actually many-sided
truths
Whose distinguishing
characteristic
Is that opposing ideas
Can both carry equal
portions of truth
Like a gem that shines
one color
When you hold it a
certain way
And a different color
When you turn it
another
Failure to recognize
that truths
Are very often
multi-sided is the source
Of much of the
discontent in the world
And the reason why a
very wise man once said,
'Say not “I have
found the truth,”
But rather, “I have
found a truth”
Say not “I have found
the path of the soul”
Say rather, “I have
met the soul
Walking on my path”'
Dewey Dirks
