Truth Written In Pencil

What use to be before
now is no more

Nary a trace 
of yesterday's reality remains

Speculation now saturates
revisionist history
as PHD's pontificate unrestrained
their best pet historical theories

After many high priced consultations
scholarly consensus now proclaims
what had passed for absolute truth
back in the day
never really was

Interpretations have been revised
to edit out the textbook lies
that will exonerate departed martyrs

Victims of unyielding authorities of the past

Those erasers of contrarian dissent

Self righteous judges and juries

of all heretics
who bravely dared

not to salute the dogma
of a black and white world
science defined as flat

Remember this lesson
next time a rigid thinking fool
preaches to you about absolute truth