What would happen if the truth did become
Relative, subjective, personal, vague?
A nebulous, grey pandemonium
Such that survivors can't recall a plague?
If nothing is beautiful, true, or good
If wealth is virtue and lying an art
Then all is not well in the neighborhood
And many are troubled in mind and heart
What if, in a spirit of healthy doubt
We treated experts and sages like fools
Became slow to listen and quick to shout
And made our only rule breaking the rules?
Can the claim that nothing is true, be true?
Is reality just a point of view?
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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For the Public Announcement Challenge, writers were asked to work inside voices built for control. These were notices, warnings, and updates meant to inform rather than confess. The strongest entries committed to that form and didn't break from it. Corporate memos, formal government alerts, and internal policy language were held consistently, allowing emotion, fear, grief, or humor to surface indirectly through pressure rather than declaration. The following poems recognize the voice of authority, and let human feeling slip through despite all its rules and restraint.
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I think most people would say "no" to those last two questions but yet in broad view of society clearly many lives are being lived as though the answer is "yes" Fantastically thought provoking piece, D.J.!
Oooo, this was so profound! I loved it!
Yeah, you nailed 2025. Excellent work.
Love this . Great work.
Oh, you raise some very good points here, D.J. If everything that we believe is "true" is subverted, then where does the "truth" lie? And does it lie? Deftly done, D.J. You may not like him but Trump doesn't half get people talking.
Too insightful. This piece is a gem! Great job as always
Many uncomfortable thoughts have been raised here. Excellent!!!