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Gonifs and gossips revisited

Gonifs and gossips revisited since originally being crafted approximately half dozen dirty deeds done dirt cheap years ago... Abound and lurk within every nook and cranny analogous to some annoying pest harmless though one reside here, when off his meds goes berserk here at Highland Manor Apartments. They snatch and snitch packages - meant for other than themselves - think Grinch who stole Christmas plus snoop, i.e. eavesdrop big Dumbo ears as listening devices (batteries not required) or serve as rumor mongers to don self importance and trumpet "FAKE NEWS." We (yours truly and his misses) dwelled at aforementioned residence July first 2025 will be eight years, and no sooner did both of us set foot on premises than hearsay immediately promulgated (metaphorically swirled about our heads), and passed like greased lightning thru the robust grapevine purportedly wife of mine brought in live snakes. Oddly and interestingly enough though, I never actually never heard nor saw a fellow resident talk (or whisper in hushed tones) about me outright. Rather than badmouth other feisty folks, which leaves unpleasant virtual aftertaste described as phooey zook, thus comeuppance to reprobate recipients I activate viz cluck king silly reasonable rhyme, (so keeps head up for urbane adverse city slicker you better watch out (...better not shout...) just duck and run for cover cuz poet took effluvia enroute spouted by word huck stir, he avoids naming (chatterboxes whose lives so devoid of meaning, they figuratively kickstart tittle-tattle), who vocally ramp up some juicy tidbit with any luck taking page from former president playbook letting their lips uncontrollably run a-muck totally oblivious to credibility factor being a schmuck buzzfeed initial kernel of truth and truck outrageous zingers suitable for National Enquirer, tragicomical, cuz mistruths courtesy tenants exhibit chutzpah to pluck farfetched outright lies and innuendos rolling of tongues of then occupants such as: "Bible Thumper/Holy Roller," "Bingo/ Phat Cathy,""Crooked Old Man," "Curvy Girl/Thunder Thighs," "Frumpty Dumpty "Mush/Smash Mouth, "Snaggletooth," "The Bodyguard," "The Fossil," "The Schvartze," "Winkle," and last but not leased "Zha Zha”. Give me fruit flies, mice and/or roaches any day, or give me death!

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