Juliet Ligon Poet Free verse

Eavesdropped and Damaged

Wicked whispers, like hisses,
slithered throughout the office
when the disliked departed for the day.
Rotten hysteria blared
like beastly blasts.
Louder their voices leaped
as they could see that she was gone.
Like following lost sheep,
on and on they'd bleep
about her crazy ways,
her annoying voice,
her ogre odor,
her misfit outfits and
a myriad of mindless ramblings.
My conscience wanted to stop them,
to stomp on their every word,
but my speech was stilled 
in impactful silence.
Suddenly she scampered back,
secretly weaving toward
her forgotten sweatshirt,
draped upon her rolling chair
where whispers
gnawed like moths.
She grabbed it with a snap
then whisked away.
I wondered, with 
empathic embarrassment,
how much damaging slander 
she had overheard.

12-13-19

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Harry Horsman December 15, 2019 at 10:42 PM Why is it? Juliet i wonder, the human race seems to have a need, to lower another person's esteem, is it about self-importance? Any how your wonderful poetry, hi-lights the situation so well, excellent i love this..... Juliet Ligon December 16, 2019 at 9:55 AM Thanks, Harry.

Sandra Adams December 13, 2019 at 11:13 PM the sad reality when people gossip that often times the party they are talking about ends up overhearing whether eavesdropping intentionally or not... good write, i like the way you crafted this :) hugs Juliet Ligon December 15, 2019 at 8:45 AM Yep, and people think they're just having fun, but they don't think about how the other person would feel if they heard it all. Thanks, Sandra.