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Beliefs

David Michael Schmidt

facts can be twisted and then called truths
minds can be manipulated and influenced
we search for hope
we need hope
we have wonderful imaginations
boundless
anything can exist in the world of our minds
parents love to tell stories to children
lies
pretend
make believe
we spin folk lore, myths, legends and sometimes call it truth
there is a tooth fairy
there is a Santa Claus
there are angels, gods, demons, goblins, imps, fairies, monsters
some of us grow up to see the truth
some of us continue to tell lies and believe lies
some of us live lies and label it as gospel
amid costumes and smoke and cathedral spires
we spin the yarns and disregard the evidence
the mind must have hope
and will pay any price to get it

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