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Devil Talk

Lashes on your back, gossip is the Devil's whip
It can be over a back yard fence of a coffee shop
You are never in a courtroom to tell your side
They are so happy with a hateful tongue and loose lip
To hear them tell it, they are the cream of the crop
When the facts are heard, they run and hide

Lies to them, thinks it makes a better story
"Rake him over the coals and hang him high"
"Tar and feather him, run him out of town"
Smear his name in the mud, that is their glory
But never look you in the eye
"Boy, you had better be gone when the Sun goes down"

Shaking their fists and pointing a finger
"I tell you he the one, he is guilty"
First one, then two and three, until there is a mob
More fuel to the fire, out of their minds that if filled with anger
Mas hysteria and a lunatics insanity
"Let's get a rope and do our job"

They say the guilty dog, barks the most and the loudest
While the truth stands calm to hear what is said
When the river of gossip runs dry, the Devil will take a walk
The Sun will rise in the East and gossip will be put to rest
We can rest assure at night, when we rest our head
Pray that this will end the Devil's talk

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Joanna Smith February 22, 2010 at 7:58 AM great poem and great choice to write about this. i loved the metaphors and imagery they were amazingly written into the poem. i loved this topic and i loved the mob part that just goes to show you how fool's well take anything as being tangible!this was a great write!=)Jo

Andrea Dietrich January 8, 2010 at 9:22 AM Danny, good topic for a poem. Did you ever see the movie about the town in Florida, early 1900's, (I think it was called Rosewood?) and because of one stupid woman's lies about a black man having raped her, it snowballed into the whole population of blacks being killed by the white men or running for their lives. One lie can do SO much damage. Thanks for your comments. Luv, andrea

Sara Kendrick January 5, 2010 at 5:18 AM The devil is a liar and the father of all lies. Gossip can be all lies or based on part truth or it can be truth that should have stopped at the source. The devil is the only one that gets any glory out of gossip but we all have a tendency to do a little of it. There are very few people that will put a stop to it or just walk away. Great presentation of the topic. Keep the creative pen flowing. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work. Sara