Is There Truth?

Is There Truth?
Is there truth in the eyes of the dying,
or do men deceive themselves to the grave?
Does the spirit escape from the body?
In the end, does it pay to be brave?

Man, the everlasting victim of self-loathing,
consumes himself and others to find liberation.
Pain, the only omnipresent phenomenon,
takes many forms to ensure annihilation.

Never once does the destroyer find life;
only the man who accepts suffering can transcend.
For evading misery is an impossibility,
but with effort pain’s power man can rend.

Then truth must be man’s ammunition
to use in battle against tribulation.
With strong spirit, precision, and tenacity,
man brings pain to subjugation.

Is there truth in the eyes of the independent?
Do the liars understand their despondency?
Does deception define all their essence?
Do they cause truth’s fatality?

Does the spirit leave the cadaver,
or is it lost within its host?
Is there just one earth for man,
or is death to life as ocean to coast?

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