Sometimes we have to settle for mere
opinions or guesswork, but the god of truth
is better served by attendant deities such as
reason, justification, and objectivity.
—Simon Blackburn, On Truth
is that the truth is
no divinity;
it's more like a manic
pixie in a rom-com.
We assume it's enough
to seek it—
to discover it, but
in practice, we often must
court and humor;
we must take it
on fabulous trips with
our Christmas bonus;
we must call it
"god" or "goddess;" we must
placate and cajole.
And even so,
capricious as it is,
we know
it might freak out
or ditch us at any moment—
and before it hops
on to the back
of the softail
with our idiot rival
who lives down the hall,
the spiteful truth
might tell us
it hopes we slit our wrists,
or that it's better
off without us—so
don't bother to call.
