“dying for truth” by Suzanne Eaton


the mind gathers truth
catalogues it
and keeps an access file.

such truths shape beliefs
guide actions
weigh in on decisions.

some truths are written
some inherited
some discovered in solitude.

truth is passionately defended
so staunchly argued that
somewhere, someone is dying for truth.

why then is my perception of truth
not the same as yours,
If truth is truth?


Suzanne S. Eaton is an author and marketing consultant. She has written many corporate stories and marketing materials. She authored “Chinese Herbs,” and has written for various magazines and anthologies. Most recently, Down in the Dirt Magazine, Writer Shed Stories, Seaborne Magazine, The Purpled Nail, The Silent World in Her Vase (TSWHV), Scarlet Leaf Review, and Rue Scribe have selected her work for publication.