Gossip

This evening I will meet her at a coffee shop
Oblivious of the world the two of you will talk nonstop
Of course we will! It's been a while since we met
What! It's not even a month yet!
A month is too long a time for us
For you even a day is too long, I guess
I love talking to her fours time a day
Else your life will go astray
You love to exaggerate a lot
Sometime I do but now I certainly am not
Oh! I so miss our interesting conversations
That explains your recent frustrations
Which frustrations are you talking about?
This morning's shouting bout?
That was not my fault
Maybe not but that was quite an assault
Well! I am quite proud of my actions
You are a champion at that sort of interactions
She said nothing but let a smile stay on her lip
I concluded "Go sip gossip sip by sip"

I did not meet her the next day
Much to my disappointment and dismay
Gossip tasted best shared
But she chose to keep it unaired
I did not understand her attitude
Wished I could have boohooed
Instead I wore long face
And slouched as I walked around the place
I walked into a meeting with no interest
Looking at the gathered with distrust
They were all not bad persons
Only their heads were filled with competitions
I heard them say otherwise
Though they themselves fell for the vice
Worse still, they made themselves believe
That they stood above the weave
I sat down on the floor
Looking wistfully at the door
Unable to avoid the words
Getting into me in herds

At first, all the talkers talked from one side
But soon the field was opened wide
They talked about some important matter
But to my ears everything seemed like chatter
The tree outside looked at me stoically
As I desperately reached out for an ally
The leaves shook themselves in response
In my head, I heard them say "not a chance"
Besides me. Madam Self Righteous cleared her throat
As she looked intently at her note
Before looking up and starting to speak
In a voice which wavered between loud and shriek
She talked with passion and confusion
On topics that did not hold my attention
At some point she lamented about the pathetic state
Of human thought as it was no longer straight
She ended her tiresome rant
With a statement that seemed like a chant
"We gossip behind people's back
With hearts and tongues that are black"

... And that set me thinking.

The world blames the gossiper entirely for gossip
Without realizing the  role of the gossiped
While the gossiper's jealousy plays a role in gossip
A part is played by the improper attitude of the gossiped
He or her not being open leads to gossip
For the view of another is tough to digest for the gossiped
The voices of dissent end up as gossip
Whispering voices talk ill all around the gossiped
Their anxieties and differences lead to gossip
As his or her voice alone sounds good to the gossiped
So the gossipers continue to gossip
Mocking and saying shocking accounts of the gossiped
Letting out all their frustrations as gossip
Not caring about the reputation of the gossiped
Living in a prison, keeping away from the gossip
It suddenly pops right in front of the gossiped
Crying foul and protesting against the gossip
Is the now fragile system of the gossiped.
Looking in anger at the proponent of the gossip
The world turns dark and black for the gossiped

Be it the gossipped
Or the gossiper
They all are humans
With as much good in them as bad
With as much bad in them as good
So be at peace with the world around
Don't throw you self righteous words
For no one cares for any thoughts
That does not come from their own truth.