Rumour

When we let words spill

Out our mouth

They can leave a stain

we can't get out

When we say things

Without a care

Unintended consequences

everywhere

When we tell stories

That aren't our own

Rumour and gossip

Is what we sow

You are the master

Of your mouth

you deliver

your words spew out

Free to land

to spread on others' lips

over tea or coffee

they're tasty titbits

Its been our nature

since we could talk

To whisper to another

a secret to keep

But once it's out

It's on auto-repeat!

Wendy Bremner