Entertaining Truth for Charlie Kaufman

He wanted to say something truthful and hopeful
He wanted everyone to see him and like him
He questioned if entertainment could be true
Would it be more true if people laughed
Can truth only be told to frowning faces
Was he hiding behind his narrative
Written for editors and publishers
Would the author’s face in the mirror
Be the same as his face in the mirror

Was he lying to himself
Hidden behind the words
Parsed out for others to read
To do with as they wished
Perhaps create their own truth
Overwhelm his discourse
Maybe a synthesis is required
Melding the intent of many views
Or it all disappears in the mix

All he has is himself and time
To be spent alone
To be spent with others
With the writing to be done
To discover what is there
That is not understood yet
The recognition of the words
Others reading and hearing them
Comparing them to their words

Would it be different
If he were her not him
Jewish, gentile gay straight
Each its very own truth