Just the Facts

by Lucinda Marshall

Perception is:

            REALITY

reflected

            or

refracted

subjective
contextual

relevant

            or

irrelevant
depending

            upon

precedent

of

immortal

            TRUTH

preached

            about

and

            referenced

we believe and accept:

             DISTORTION

Lucinda Marshall read "Just the Facts" at a Writers Resist event in Arlington, VA.

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Lucinda Marshall is a writer, artist, and activist. Her recent poetry publications include Sediments, Ground Fresh Thursday, Stepping Stones Magazine, Columbia Journal, Poetica Magazine, and ISLE. Her poem, "The Lilies Were In Bloom" received an Honorable Mention in Waterline Writers' "Artists as Visionaries Climate Crisis Solutions".  She is the Founder of Feminist Peace Network, the author of numerous published essays and articles, and the blog Reclaiming Medusa.
 
Lucinda co-facilitates the award-winning Gaithersburg, MD Teen Writing Club. She is a member of the Maryland Writers’ Association, and Women, Action, and the Media.