My name is Gossip.
I have no respect for justice,
I maim without killing.
I break hearts and ruin lives,
I am cunning and malicious,
and gather strength with age.
The more I am quoted
the more I am believed.
I flourish at every level of society.
My victims are helpless.
They cannot protect themselves against me because I have no name and no face.
To track me down is impossible.
The harder you try, the more elusive I become.
I Am nobody's friend. Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never the same.
I topple governments and ruin marriages.
I ruin careers and
cause sleepless nights,
Heartache and indigestion.
I spawn suspicion
and generate grief.
I make innocent people
cry in their pillows.
Even my name hisses.
I AM CALLED GOSSIP.
