Nobody’s friend
(author unknown)
My name is gossip, I have no respect for justice
I maim without killing.
I break hearts and ruin lives.
I am cunning and malicious and gather strength with age.
The more I am quoted, the more I am believed.
My victims are helpless.
They cannot protect themselves against me
because I have no name or face.
To track me down is impossible.
The harder you try, the more elusive I become.
I am nobody’s friend.
Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never the same.
I topple governments and wreck marriages.
I ruin careers and cause sleepless nights heartaches and indigestion I make
Innocent people cry in their pillows.
Even my name hisses.
I am called gossip
I make headlines and headaches.
