noun:
1. The quality of being true;
2. Something that is true: a universally accepted truth.

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A universally accepted truth,
much as amen means truly

or so be it. Which is the tricky
thing about faith—

not being able to prove truth
but having the quality of being

true. More truth-full, perhaps,
as in thou art with me,

you whom I cannot see
but who, when you lived

and walked and breathed,
were true to me, you loyal

and constant one. As you are yet,
a verity in my life—

you and you and you who have
vanished into mystery with

the gods and goddesses, the
angels and enlightened beings.

Can that be? Ah, yes. All of
you the forever faithful,

I still the beloved.
Truly. Amen.