I Was Told By Someone Poem by Francis Duggan

I was told by someone confidently
That someone was not saying nice things about me
Though he would not tell me the rumor monger's name
Or even the source from where the rumor came
The lie spread about me had the smell of taint
And whilst to admitting that i am not a saint
Of any truth in the rumor to him i denied
I told him i did not have anything for to hide
But for a crime i did not commit some price i have to pay
For mud sticks as some have been known for to say
I am not the first this has happened to nor i will not be the last
As such has happened to many others in the past
There is a darker side to humanity
False rumors are spread by those afflicted by spiritual poverty.