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Pub Date Jul 4 2026 | Archive Date Dec 31 2026


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Description

THE TRUTH IS.

A poetry collection by David Murphy.

In The Truth Is., the poems move between human experiences—love, grief, hope, addiction, kindness, childhood—and vast cosmic perspectives involving astronomy, evolution, entropy, and the eventual fate of the universe.

David's poems argue that kindness, curiosity, courage, and work give meaning to our brief lives.

Kindness
Kindness saves us when voices rage,
when we feel life’s become a cage,
when loneliness is at the door,
when wealth is lost and we are poor,
when we grow sad about our age.

As the curtains rise on our stage,
as we turn our ultimate page,
when we’ve been emptied of our store,
kindness saves us.

From hearts as cold as an ice age,
from tears that pity won’t assuage,
from staying shattered to the core,
from forgetting things we adore,
more than psychologists can gauge,
kindness saves us.

Find poetry, photography, short stories, and more information about David’s books at: www.davidlandonmurphy.com

ALSO BY DAVID MURPHY:

  • Afghanistan, a book of photographs of Afghanistan
  • The Murders in the Endicott Hotel, a police procedural and locked room mystery
  • The Natural World, a book of poems
  • Limericks, a book of poems
  • The Vortex Mole, a spy mystery and special forces thriller
  • Wherever Fact May Lead Me, a ranking of the Sherlock Holmes stories and villains

And watch out for David's upcoming titles!

  • Los Diablos, a literary crime novel and mystery
  • Every Wrong Direction, a novella and missing persons mystery
  • The Dreameyrie, a young adult novel

THE TRUTH IS.

A poetry collection by David Murphy.

In The Truth Is., the poems move between human experiences—love, grief, hope, addiction, kindness, childhood—and vast cosmic perspectives involving...


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Available Editions

EDITION Ebook
ISBN 9781965665152
PRICE 4.99
PAGES 73

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