In depth and volume, eras documented 

on parchment. Pages. In print. History: all 

that of which we know and all that is still 

to come. 

   Observed. Witnessed, noticed, or 

imagined. Can we know the truth in books 

of bygone days? Is it so because it is said?

   Might we wish to read further?

   Will distinguishable valid accounts exist, 

similar or otherwise? Might not questions 

arise, after the times we have experienced 

or those we have not? 

   Ask. 

   The pursuit of fact is an earnest journey 

amidst the lies we live with and delusional 

excuses for what went on. Really.

© 2026 j.g. lewis

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