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Abundance of Truth

Annelise Lords
2 min readAug 13, 2020

Illumination Chowa Sekai Prompt ‘Abundance.’

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There are a lot of things in abundance in our world, the truth isn’t one of them.

If the truth was in abundance
Would our world stand a chance
To give love without pain
To everyone again and again

Would kindness spread like a virus
Reaching and touching all of us
Not leaving out anyone
No matter where they come from

Would peace allow to linger
Keeping all of us out of danger
Allowing us to live together
No matter where we gather

Would freedom be given all
Whether you are big or small
Rich or poor, black or white
Would we still have to fight?

Would anyone die of hunger
Allowing poverty to grow stronger and stronger
Separating us by race, religion, and creed
No matter our need

If the truth was in abundance
Many people would be redundant
Some wouldn’t be in attendance
Losing their independence
Because the truth might set you free
But could…

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