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Softness is no synonym for weakness
Wild, wailing wars are woven from whispers
Quislings and quidnuncs spread subtle madness
Grapevines throttle more throats than grim gangsters
Gossip and rumor and innuendo
Trickling from moist lips to ravenous ears
Shatter more dreams than the most savage blow
Shadowy slights loose sargassos of tears
Scuttlebutt’s scalpel has sliced senators
Backchat has brought brawny brutes to their knees
Lurid, lascivious lunch libelers
Have to secret vaults secured sweaty keys
Calm calumnies have destroyed dynasties
One wagging tongue can change all destinies
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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I love the Churchill "quote" about lies and rumours: "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on," though it may originate elsewhere. Great poetry