Our minds are always smoking
Not the bad habit, but to come up with a story
About how someone’s looks, how they act
It’s easy to point to finger at what we see...
A flaw, or we pass on the account we heard about...
Someone we know, or don’t know for that matter
We don’t know enough to dwell on their good traits
So we point out the ones we can see, or have heard about
Or even muster from our suspicions, not knowing if they are true or not
Which isn’t as important at just getting the word out.
Usually these are marginal traits or things we also have done
But to make ourselves look better and to bring in the crowd
We share it in confidence, assuring ourselves that it will end there. HA!
c aaron
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Author:
pldabbs (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: It is so easy for us to pass on to others, spouses and family members included, information that we have either received from a "reliable source" or stories we heard about someone else without actually verifying if what we are saying is true. But no matter whether we know that "someone else" or not, or whether the information is true or not, we are compromising our integrity and good image when we share these 'tidbits' with others. The only exception 'might be' if the information is complimentary or positive.
- Category: Fable
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Comments2
Good write - never assume it makes an ass out of you and me.
True- the poem actually has more to say about our tendency to share something ‘newsworthy’ without knowing first its veracity- if we’re going to share do it with someone we trust who won’t pass it on further, like a spouse
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