Rummaging through rumors, <br />You might pick worthy to gossip... <br />By those who have dropped them, <br />And you find yourself out of contol... <br />Without stopping them to be told. <br />May have just come from the ones, <br />Who have been used to keep detoured... <br />By those who have sold them and already know, <br />You and others sharing them to expose... <br />Can not be trusted. <br />Or considered to keep confidential, <br />To leave rumored gossip left where heard. <br /> <br />And you... <br />I have long acknowledged, <br />As one I would never tell anything personal. <br />Since you are quick to flap your lips, <br />With a giving of your opinion... <br />That is none of your business. <br /> <br />'Your comments to me I find offensive. <br />We've been friends for years and you know this.' <br /> <br />Say that again. <br /> <br />'You and I have been friends for many years.' <br /> <br />Say that until 'you' are the one convinced, <br />As to what friendship means to you... <br />And who else you whisper this nonsense. <br />And... <br />You are right. <br />I have known you for years. <br />I've also known what I do to keep from your ears. <br /> <br />'I'm appalled. <br />What do you take me for? <br />A parrot? ' <br /> <br />No. <br />Not at all. <br />I think of you more as a mockingbird.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/until-you-are-the-one-convinced/
