Some people say

that the truth

is too hard to handle,

too hot to touch,

too explosive to get near…

but I say

that karma

without the truth

is too much to bear,

too heavy to carry,

and too much of a burden

to experience again

as the next cycle turns –

© Scott Thomas Outlar

Excerpt from the book

“Happy Hour Hallelujah”

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About the Author

Scott Thomas Outlar resides in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, Georgia where he spends the hours flowing and fluxing with the ever-changing currents of the Tao River while laughing at and/or weeping over life’s existential nature. He hosts the site 17Numa.wordpress.com where links to his published poetry, fiction, essays, and interviews can be found. His poem “Poetic Points” was nominated for Best of the Net by The Mind[less] Muse in 2015. Since beginning to submit his work in 2014, he has had more than…