GOSSIPEERS: side-effects may include sauerkraut breath

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When gossipeers waggle their chins,

Huddling close, foreheads touching,

Their beady eyes sparkle with glee

At bitchy treats shared eagerly.

 

But if they read gossip’s fine print,

The side-effects of chinwagging,

They might roll up their wicked tongues

Coat them with sugar, not venom.

 

Gossip incites chin hair to sprout,

And gives you breath like sauerkraut.

It shrivels consciences like prunes

And leaves your karma out of tune.

 

So, guard your tongue, don’t get swept up,

In semi-truths and nasty stuff.

Have empathy, stay kind, stay true,

What you put out comes back to you.

 

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