The power of the truth
Determines the power of the lie
One existing because of the other
Conjoined twins at birth

The power is heady
Seductive, sinewy, lithe
Winding its way up the spine
Till it settles firmly in the brain

Turning the equations upside down
With a heady mix of control, authority
Playing havoc with the tapestry
Converting symmetry to asymmetry

Can power be detached from the truth
Or from the lie
Can truth and lie exist
Without the ambition of ascendancy

Truth for the sake of truth
And the lie to exist
Only for revealing the truth
In its clinical clarity

So that equanimity and equipoise
Can continue unhindered
And the mind can traverse smoothly
On its path of reasoning and objectivity

Subir Chakraborty / 4th Feb 2018