Opinion and the Grapevine

An Opinion blindly thinks, but Boldly speaks out loud Judgment of...Perspective on... Doesn't matter to the crowd As quick as it leaves the lips, it's retold with words anew Snowballs fast, has bigger plans For Opinion's point of view Big Ears-Big Mouths pass it on Reporting it; "As the truth!" A small fish becoming a whale of a tale... Without a single shred of proof Hearsay tweaks the tale a bit; "Needs more drama" "I can tell" (Not a lie, just embellishment...The better buzz will sell) A Little Birdie told me, in my ear Flap flap-flapping...Peep Chattering; "Listen to this" to a; "That's what I heard!" Sheep Following the flock, Baaabbling on Nosy Parker Yakkety-yaks Gossip climbs on the bandwagon, poisoning truth with little-known facts Together they spread the Rumor Through the grapevine, fruit gets ripe Gossips peck 'til there's nothing left Of 'Opinions Grapevine' flight But soon, another Opinion speaks up.. Through the maze, to the Grapevine News Headline reads; "Loose Lips Sinks Ship." Aboard Gossip's Scuttlebutt Cruise!