{"id":7583,"date":"2025-07-31T12:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=7583"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:19:06","slug":"poem-truth-decay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/31\/poem-truth-decay\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Truth Decay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prevent truth decay.<\/p>\n

Truth Decay<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He was a consumer
\nOf lies
\nBoth petty and stupendous
\nGorge in himself
\nOn the stuff of airs
\nAnd pablum bequeath him
\nRelegated to swill
\nChewing over
\nJust
\nMouthing what is the laudest
\nLeaving a soul cavity
\nWhere once there was nourishment
\nThe ravages of truth decay
\nThe hole tooth
\nAnd nothing abut the tooth
\nA singular rot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prevent truth decay. Truth Decay He was a consumer Of lies Both petty and stupendous Gorge in himself On the stuff of airs And pablum bequeath him Relegated to swill Chewing over Just Mouthing what is the laudest Leaving a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings"],"yoast_head":"\nPOEM: Truth Decay | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"POEM: Truth Decay, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/31\/poem-truth-decay\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Top Pun\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/31\\\/poem-truth-decay\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/31\\\/poem-truth-decay\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Top Pun\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e\"},\"headline\":\"POEM: Truth Decay\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-31T16:19:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/31\\\/poem-truth-decay\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":66,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/31\\\/poem-truth-decay\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/ProductImages\\\/political\\\/30-Prevent-Truth-Decay.gif\",\"articleSection\":[\"Poems\",\"Political and Philosophical Musings\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/31\\\/poem-truth-decay\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/31\\\/poem-truth-decay\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/31\\\/poem-truth-decay\\\/\",\"name\":\"POEM: Truth Decay | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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