Belief

I was so sure I knew the facts,

But the facts are swayed as easily as spoken words.

Lies and rumors.

Truth turns to fiction

And fiction turns to truth.

Minds change.

Opinions too.

And as inevitably as the world turns

-imperceptibly

-unnoticed

Belief becomes fear and fear feels real.

It is

The injury,

The cut,

The loss

Before the blood even flows.

Divine power is in belief,

Or belief is the power itself.

It spreads quickly.

Love.

Fire.

Poison.

Deadly and full and unyielding.

And so it goes.

I thought I knew the truth in it all,

But the truth was hidden in my beliefs.