Myth-conceptions
by Rachel Hoyt
Sometimes the plain facts
Don't seem enough;
Sometimes one reacts
By adding fluff;
Sometimes the teachers
Teach what they want;
Sometimes the preachers
Want words that daunt;
Sometimes what we know
Just became true
Because the "facts" flowed
From them to you.
Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.
This poem was inspired
from The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, "This is the West, sir," "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
ReplyDeletefrom, Mark Twain, "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story" and "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
Great quotes! :)
DeleteVery entertaining. My favorite was #27. Screw dogs. I pretend to like dogs because I like my girlfriend. Alas, she is allergic to cats. We probably should break up.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you just haven't found the right dog yet. :)
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