Behind Closed Doors Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

The unconscious,
With their shut and vacant minds...
Are not often cautious,
When making inappropriate and offensive comments...
Frequently made and for amusement done.
To believe the ones they accept to expect,
Are far away from a listening distance...
And not perceptive to realize or know to suspect,
What about them is or has been said...
By those similarly connected with shared dead-end heads.

Especially in environments in which talk is cheap,
And even cheaper when it begins to spread...
Regardless if it is in the open.
Or behind closed doors to ensure the tea is poured!

The unconscious,
With their shut and vacant minds...
Are not often cautious,
When making inappropriate and offensive comments...
Frequently made and for amusement done.
And since trust is not a valued commodity known,
Or condoned by everyone...
Often there is that 'someone' who can not wait,
To spill the beans and quickly deliver what they have tasted...
For the purposes to keep the topic of hot gossip flowing!