My Name Is Gossip
I have no respect for justice.
I maim without killing.
I break hearts and ruin lives.
I am cruel and malicious and gather
strength with age
The more I am quoted, the more I
am believed.
I flourish at every level of society.
My victims are helpless.
They cannot protect themselves against
me because
I have no name and no face.
To track me down is impossible.
The harder you try, the more elusive
I become.
I'm nobody's friend.
Once I tarnish a reputation, it
is never the same.\
I topple governments and ruin marriages.
I ruin careers and cause sleepless
nights, heartache, and indigestion
I spawn suspicion and generate grief.
I make innocent people cry in their
pillows.
Even my name hisses.
I, am GOSSIP