Whose Truth

It has been said

truth should be shouted

from the tops of the mountains

Truth defined

a fact

or belief

accepted as true

What kind of definition is that

using truth to define truth

to me it is saying

truth is as we see it

So whose truth should that be

my truth

your truth

what truth should be shouted from the mountains

Truth that brings about battles

between neighbors

destroying civility

Truth that sends countries to war

leaving death and dismemberment

in its wake

Cannot our truth be told

civilly

respectfully

without words

that become infused with intolerance

of others and their beliefs

It's been a long time

the words are still the same

Can't we all just get along!

Or at least try