They Say They Know

They say they know me Sometimes even better than me Gossiping like ducks Telling stories without facts They say they know me All my weaknesses and strengths Into my soul and my mind My kindred spirit you would presume They say they know me They sound closer to me than my own skin Pushing out lies with reckless abandon These enemies without faces They say they know me Perhaps to satisfy a craving, a desire A need to share part of my story and glory They say it is part of the price for fame They say they know me Yet tell untrue stories of me in my absence What cowardice! What shame! I understand; I forgive!