Judy Ball Poet Quatrain

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I hate gossip more than anything.

It's cruel and rude plain and simple if anything so hateful and intentionally harmful can be called plain or simple.

There is more ways than one to commit murder.

You can murder someone's reputation by what you say or what you don't say and in so doing diminish their very quality of life.

People gossip for many reasons and none of them are good reasons.

Don't be a party to it.

It's just plain mean and never builds anything, it destroys.

Two Sides To Every Story

There are two sides to every story,
And the whole thing is often not heard;
For people are wont most often,
To take sides and embellish the words.

They choose to support their favorites,
Causing one to bear all the blame;
Taking great sport in the sparring,
And scarring the other's good name.

No matter the cause of the rukus,
The emotional scars and the pain.
No matter the truth or the right and wrong,
They see it all as good game.

It brings to their lives some excitement,
A break in monotony.
Oft taking interest away from themselves,
And their own autonomy.

Don't take to heart the stories you hear,
Second hand information at best.
Don't listen to tales from wagging tongues,
Attempting to feather their nest.

Just keep to yourself whatever you know,
Adding no fuel to the fire,
And you will have friends wherever you go,
By simply not raising their ire.

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Debbie Duncan March 3, 2017 at 7:45 PM Awesome write, I wrote one called Over Hears Conversation. Geez , you can't take back the words you spit out.

Andrea Dietrich January 21, 2017 at 9:29 PM Another pearl of wisdom from your pen Judy. The muse is with you!! Loved this. Judy Ball January 24, 2017 at 12:39 AM Thank you so much Andrea. Glad you like it. God Bless, JB

Elizabeth Kinch January 21, 2017 at 2:08 PM So true Judy Ball January 24, 2017 at 12:41 AM Thank you so much Elizabeth. Glad you like it. God Bless, JB

Joseph May January 21, 2017 at 2:05 PM Well said Judy...best wishes Judy Ball January 24, 2017 at 9:21 AM Thank you so much Joseph. Glad you like it. God Bless, JB

Daniel Turner January 21, 2017 at 8:01 AM I agree! Excellent poem, Mrs Judy. I get angry just hearing disparaging remarks period, True or untrue. The main reason, if they'll talk bad about someone else, they'll probably talk bad about you, too. Judy Ball January 24, 2017 at 5:00 PM Thank you so much Daniel. Glad you like it. Thanks so much for stopping by. God Bless, JB

Hirjinder Sandhu January 21, 2017 at 6:34 AM so true Judy Ball January 24, 2017 at 9:44 AM Thank you so much Hirjinder. Glad you like it. Thanks for stopping by. God Bless, JB