Troth!

"I promise to tell the truth
The whole truth
And nothing but the truth
So help me god!"
So how does this work?
If you don't have any god
Does that therefore
Leave the assumption
That you may not be telling the truth?
So if i tell the truth
Without the validation
Of having a god behind it
Am i therefore likely to be lying?
We encourage our children
To always speak the truth
And to be honest
"MUM! why's that man only got one leg!!!!2
So now, you have to teach your child
Diplomacy, and tact
And thus, in the process
Teach them to lie
But call it a white lie
As it's for a nice reason
So then we're left with
Trying to interpret, understand, and comprehend
When is a good time to lie?
I can proffer an example.......
Someones got a gun to your head
And if you don't lie
You die!
I would consider this a worthy time to lie!

by Jemia