Hiss-spit shhh…..
Come
There's a secret to tell
A soul to judge
A human to ridicule
Come, slither with me
I'll slide into your ear
To the sewer side of your brain
We'll whisper as wasps
And sting, where it costs
So come, let's concoct
A cocktail of poison
I'll squeeze lemons with your heart
And mix in, a smidgen of mayhem
With a little vinegar twist
Of your innate hatred and bitterness
So let's babble in the bowel, so delightfully foul
A fabrication to invent and ferment
In your colostomy of calumny
We can leach and strain the fruits of shame
So let's jigger and deliver an ill-will liqueur
Poured in a shaker with ice picks
For a long cold backstabbing kick in the guts
Let's line up our frosty chilled glasses
With a little swizzle stick to stir in a smack of spitefulness
To linger longer after laughter
Let's lick the spit from our lips
And dip a dirty dishonouring finger
In the thick mockery of cream
To serve with a monster measure of meanness
And plop, an acrimonious black cherry, on top
I propose a treacherous toast
To guiltless gossip and scathing scandal
May the humiliation, misery and pain
Last forever
My little bird of a feather
Endeavour to savour the first flavour of failure
It'll get bitterly better by banter and rancour
Viral on lips, vicious from sips
In a smart-alecky, snicker-sneery way
Oh the anticipation, the expectation, the elation
As I spill slowly each slanderous drop
And drip derision with precision
In your outstretched cup of gossip
Quivering in your hands
Simply marvellous! What an ingeniously prepared concoction of poison, much more intoxicating than any wine served in a goblet. Yes, people exult in gossip. Spreading scandal is a cruel pastime for many. They never care how it will damage the reputation and morale of a helpless victim. The use of words is excellent! A 10+++++
This is a wonderful piece of writing, Simone. As I was reading this I could picture the three witches chanting around their cauldron, in Shakespeare's Macbeth.... Double, double, toil and trouble. Fair is foul and foul is fair.....Shakespeare.
You have taken the English language to its heights. You know how to stir thought and emotion, and depict using metaphor and mirth. An outstanding poem!
WOW how accurate the title and the poem you wrote...and even you tell precisely about the ingredients of a goblet gossip :) :) well done
A treacherous toast amazes mind to linger longer after laughter. Views of gossiping are amazingly presented in this poem. This is cleverly penned...10
A brilliant expose of a failing of people with too much time on their hands-gossip, usually critical of the absent person. We have all gossiped at times, but a discerning person cuts down on gossip. Your poem shines a light into a dark place of human nature.
I have never ever read such a well-written poem targeted on one very common vice - - you totally exposed the ugliness of this vice. The body parts and functions were perfectly used to dishonor the foulness of gossip.Yes, Satan the Snake slithers into the creation and distribution of this destructive and damaging and damnably cowardly way of attacking people. 10++++++++++++++++ as usual
favorite lines: So let's babble in the bowel, so delightfully foul A fabrication to invent and ferment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LEECH or LEACH? [THANKS, Google] Bri can't decide! too confusing for me! ! see below: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - leach lēCH/ verb verb: leach; 3rd person present: leaches; past tense: leached; past participle: leached; gerund or present participle: leaching (with reference to a soluble chemical or mineral) drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater. the nutrient is quickly leached away synonyms: drain, filter, percolate, seep, filtrate, strain the chemicals leach into our drinking water subject (soil, ash, etc.) to a leaching process. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - leech1 lēCH/ noun noun: leech; plural noun: leeches 1. an aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm with suckers at both ends. Many species are bloodsucking parasites, especially of vertebrates, and others are predators. 2. a person who extorts profit from or sponges on others. they are leeches feeding off the hardworking majority synonyms: parasite, bloodsucker; More informal scrounger, sponger, bottom feeder, freeloader the welfare system is supposed to help the needy, not feed the leeches verb verb: leech; 3rd person present: leeches; past tense: leeched; past participle: leeched; gerund or present participle: leeching 1. habitually exploit or rely on. he's leeching off the kindness of others Origin ====================================== more favorite lines: With a little swizzle stick to stir in a smack of spitefulness...........love the Sssssss! and MORE delicious letter repetitions! ! ! and my favorite stanza: Oh the anticipation, the expectation, the elation As I spill slowly each slanderous drop And drip derision with precision In your outstretched cup of gossip Quivering in your hands OUTSTANDING! may i never get on your wrong side! bri :) to MyPoemList. any interest in sharing in one of my three-part, monthly showcases? ? i also enjoyed reading some comments from some of my favorite poet friends, especially this from Loke Kok Yee: I could feel the evil dripping out from the mouth bri :) :)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Enough already! I want the lurid DETAILS! LOL This poem is a delicious brew, carefully stirred, smelling of sulphur and sin, and I could see my own judgmental eyes staring back at me, reflected in its black, oily surface.