I heard you name mentioned, <br />Behind your back, <br />Bad mouthing you, <br />Behind you back, <br />I couldn't bear to listen, <br />My temper was rising, <br />I wished to speak, <br />But held back, <br />I knew it would be no use, <br />They'd just turn on me, <br />This verbal abuse, <br />This cowardly act, <br />I wished to stand up, <br />And tell them this was no way to act, <br />I sat down and bowed my head, <br />All I could do was vanish, <br />So as not to act. <br /> <br />I felt small and all alone, <br />I wished to cover your back, <br />I was standing alone, <br />Ignorant how best to act.<br /><br />Holly Moon<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gossip-46/
