There are times when we see

People who do quite willingly

Talk about others as though

The material is hard fact so



They can walk around with head

Up high, and pretend instead

They're better for they've read

Something silly which they've bled



From another, which they then warp

With their own views as they carp

On with laced story to another

And then embellish it to smother



The object of their lurid tale

With disjointed parts which're pale

For they do not include sections

And this can be very impactive



For they do not have all the facts

And so make up things without tact

Or regard for other's feelings

Then these lies send them reeling



When they come back around to stab

Those they've hurt right in back

So if you do not wish so to hurt

Then abstain from sharing dirt.



- Tristram