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I Hate Gossip

I wish…
That you would just stop it.
Really, it shouldn't be this hard…

I wish
That when I said his name
Your lips would stay flat-
No sneer-
And you wouldn't recite to me
A dictionary
No, make it the Encyclopedia Britannica,
Every page on your Wikipedia
Dedicated
To the reasons
Why he's a terrible person.
Anybody ever told you
That the expression
"seventy times seven"
Is greater than or equal to
490?

I wish
That all your sneering
And sighing
And frowning
And whining
Would disappear like Elsa's snow,
Melted away by a little love…
Anybody ever told you
What happens to a frozen heart?

I wish
That when I
Crashed inside from school,
Tossed my backpack
To the floor
And made a grab
For an apple,
Your first words
Would be "hello",
Not its palindrome.
I wish you'd tell me something
More than how
She ruined your day,
Spat down rain on your parade
And stomped all over your daisies…
Anybody ever told you
That rain is GOOD for flowers?

I wish
That all your griping
And grousing
And complaining
And carousing

Would clam up faster
Than Peter Pan's
Crocodile's mouth…
I could put up with a ticking clock
For a hundred years
Even if it sang
The selfie song on every hour,
If I didn't have to hear
Your gossip anymore.
Written by atarliss
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