Oct 01 2008
Wagging Tongues
Wagging tongues tempting the knife
hearts thudding in gossipy malice
sing-song
twittering in the ether
hiding in the hallways
sneaking through back doors
careful not to make a sound
shhhhh
covetous eyes
produce the desired image
it gluts on spite and sends it
to the take-out counter
for further
conSumption
never knowing it chews their own
asses whilst their backs are turned
copyright 2008
3 responses so far
I wondered what that was biting my ass.
Man does this strike home, not so much on my part but a few of those at work have tongues that move so much I swear if we could harness that energy we could power the country
isn’t that the truth, eh? you’d think people had better things to do, wouldn’t you?
sarah
Hehe!!
Sing song. I loved that bit - sing song. I almost sung it bitchly as I re read this, I smiled and re-read again and sung sing song in a soft lullabye type tone.
I do love talk myself, talk, talk, talk, wagging tongues is talk of a different type tho isn’t.
Thank you sarah
Love
Di
hehe di,
seems you got the whole idea, my dear. yes, wagging tongues are a bit different.
love
sarah
haha! i love this! the poem’s funny, though the subject isn’t. you did a great job!
hi sherma,
sarah
a little satire goes a long way, i think. no, the subject isn’t all that funny, is it? still, we can laugh at it.