Questions of Truth

What is color? A trick of light Or lack of light. White is bright. Black is dull. But that’s not true. Black is all colors. Happy Yellow Envious Green. Loyal Purple. Blue Blue. Black is deep. White is blank. But that’s not true. What is race? A starting line. An ending line. The winner wins. The loser loses. But that’s not true. A race is run By only runners. Others have no chance. And thus they don’t try. But that’s not true. What’s a bus seat Or a day-dream Or a word Or a person? Nothing. But that’s not true. A seat is movement A dream is reality A word is a battle cry. A person is a people. That is the truth. What is the law Or the sign Or the county jail Or the world? Constant. But that’s not true. The law is theory. The sign is torn. The county jail is crumbling. The world is changing. The truth is everlasting.