Truth

Oh the truth 
that bitter pill
impossible to swallow 
without gagging and 
throwing it up 
forcing it out 
bits and pieces 
and the bile
the burning man 
the hanging man 
at the mercy 
of those who’ve 
judged without understanding 
and now naked
hearing the jeers
I wait for 
salvation to come 
in the silence 
heard at end
and the peace
if lies are
fire then truth 
is the water