May Not Have Known Who They Are Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Don't let what others whisper,
Control your destiny.
Many people without a life,
Have yours as their fantasy.

They imagine with your assistance,
What you do out of their sight.
And if it is not exciting enough...
It will be in their eyes.
And on their tongues day and night.

Don't let what others whisper,
Control your destiny.
Many people without a life,
Have yours as their fantasy.

And when they see you alone undeterred,
Dismissing them as if they don't exist.
This creates animosity instantly.
With your name and action on their lips...
As you are observed at quite a distance from it.

And may not have known who they are.