Truth

Truth

How do we find it?
Where do we look?
How might we recognize it?

Do we follow the flicker
Of light
That spark
In the cave
Of untruths?
The ember that creates
In our souls
A skip
An extra beat
An almost smile?

Do we retreat
To our space of stillness
Listen for the quiet
Submerge in the silence
And pay attention
To the whisper
That emerges
From our hearts
And then says,
“All will be well”

Do we surrender ego
Greed
And pride
Readying ourselves
To hear and accept
Truth for
Truth’s sake
Truth for
The salvation
Of our worlds
Big, small
And in between?

Then do we dare
To call upon
Our courage
To see the truth
Speak the truth
And live the truth
As we know it?


Patricia O’Connor
August 3, 2026