{"id":8896,"date":"2026-02-12T10:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=8896"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:22:22","slug":"poem-truth-as-much-as-he-could-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/12\/poem-truth-as-much-as-he-could-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Truth As Much As He Could Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"
Truth hurts and enlightens in the same breath…and breathlessness…<\/p>\n
Truth As Much As He Could Bear<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
As much truth \nAs he could bear \nHe was grizzled \nAnd yet those \nWho fancy \nPricking up \nWon\u2019s hears \nBeneath \nHis breath \nA rambling man \nGoing on about being \nA God fearing man \nSuch accounts bringing bout questions \nThe whys \nOf fearing God \nIlliciting a soul response \nCan anyone no \nThe Lord of awe the whirled \nAs fear some plays \nThe haggard \nMan answered \nAs nary a tattle tell \nSet down his report \nIf you had \nSeen what I seen \nThat might \nBear me out \nAnd still \nMore than still \nI have had \nMoments \nBeyond question \nOf weathered \nCan won go so deep \nAs to reach the unfathomable \nAs some manor of beauty \nYes \nAnd no \nIn deed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"