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Riddle Me Truth

by VEO Notations

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The first draft of this was written during the February 2019 Winter Emergency Weather period in Bellingham, WA.
This piece was influenced by the large amount of conflicting or inaccurate information during that time when it came to options for those who are experiencing homelessness or the lack of affordable housing quicksand.

I picked the poem up again when it came time to create something to contribute to the Rise Up Music Project.
The poem then evolved into a poemsong.
It was posted on their page for June 24th, 2019.

The first part of the piece is in a couplet form which then becomes a pantoum.

lyrics

PoemSong. Riddle Me Truth


Here, the truth may lay

Hear, the truth may lie

The truth may be spray

The truth may be spry

Whether the truth got paid

Or rather got pied


Did the truth receive aide

Or get scornfully eyed?

Will the truth flay?

Will the truth fly?


Will it pour into the fray

Or scatter in the fry?

Will it bellow at the bay

Or settle for the buy?


Though truth danced every time I prayed

It hurt too much when it pried

Though it was asked to stay

It was only offered a sty

The more truth remained strayed,

The longer it kept stride


To you, truth had a grace already laid

To you, truth had its place where it lied



Here, the truth may lay

Hear, the truth may lie

The truth may be spray

The truth may be spry


Hear, the truth may lie

Whether the truth gets paid

The truth may be spry

Or rather gets pied


Whether the truth gets paid

Did the truth receive aide

Or rather gets pied

Or gets scornfully eyed


Did the truth receive aide

Will the truth flay

Or get scornfully eyed

Will the truth fly


Will the truth flay

Will it pour into the fray

Will the truth fly

Or scatter in the fry


Will it pour into the fray

Will it bellow at the bay

Or scatter in the fry

Or settle for the buy


Will it bellow at the bay

Though truth danced every time I prayed

Or settle for the buy

It hurt too much when it pried


Though the truth danced every time I prayed

Though it was asked to stay

It hurt too much when it pried

It was offered only a sty


Though it was asked to stay

The more truth remained strayed

It was offered only a sty

The longer it kept stride


The more truth remained strayed

To you, truth had a grace already laid

The longer it kept stride

To you, truth had its place where it lied


To you, truth had a grace already laid

The truth may be spray

To you, truth had its place where it lied

Here, the truth may lay

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released July 3, 2019
Vocals and djembe: Von Emeth Ochoa

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