Who Steals My Purse Steals Trash

Who Steals My Purse Steals Trash By Elton Camp “Who steals my purse steals trash. ‘Tis something, nothing; ‘twas mine, ‘tis his. But he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor indeed.” – William Shakespeare Slander we may hear and repeat almost every day To get close attention we need only speak that way This can occur no matter how hard it is that we try To avoid getting involved with some deliberate lie About others it is all-too-easy to believe the worst And once having heard, we must pass it on or burst So often to appear not to spread slander is our goal “Now you must promise me that this won’t be told.” When we, ourselves, have made a promise like that All too soon, from the bag sprang the scandalous cat For with human nature we all are acquainted too well We can’t keep quiet when we have juicy story to tell And once a sensational story has been spread about That most will believe and repeat there is no doubt