truth
cannot be spoken
with a silver tongue
the way a lie
can be swallowed
by a shallow
throat

that is to say,
a lie can
be swallowed down
by the dumbest of people
without struggle or
pain

but,
the best speaker,
the most eloquent poet,
will always have trouble
making others accept the truth
because no matter how perfect
or pretty you make it,
that truth is still bitter
and even a blind man
can still taste it