Gossip Me Down.

To talk of one’s fellows in a group is a choice we make.

Do this compassionately, and responsibly. A lot is at stake.

To do it well is to speak of them as good and tall.

To speak of them selfishly is to help them fall.

Many gossip to strengthen their personal group.

Talking down, distorting rumors. Or the latest scoop.

It makes them feel all so superior to talk others down.

Painting them with a perception and making them a clown.

They may make a few errors, so you make them a fool.

To do this as a reflex of opinion is not the golden rule.

Is it of their garments or shoes that you speak?

Do you perceive their fashion is way too bleak?

You see their hair is the wrong color or style.

Will you gossip briefly or maybe a little while?

Did they do something foolish or make a mistake?

The group talks as if errors they never partake.

Is their yard imperfect? Their garden unclean?

You surely don’t see this as judgment or mean.

For you see yourselves as perfect. Vanity you embrace.

Will you ever see the cure to this? To give some grace.

Understand that gossip mostly brings character down.

It also keeps hatred and selfishness persistently around.

Rumors of gossip hopefully we can preclude.

To make it dissipate will take great fortitude.

The temptation to build yourself up by character thrash.

This reflex to speak of your judgment we must trash.

Do you see it’s the selfishness that rests in us all?

Clutch onto this tightly and your growth will stall.

Do you need a group to gossip, or can you gossip in your mind?

Create things you don’t like about them. Many flaws you can find.

Purge bad thoughts. Think of good and giving things to say.

You’ll find it will give you many good things to convey.

Politely step back from those who enforce the corral.

Try to be the one that helps and grows great morale.

Instead of gossiping, try talking with compassion.

Give it freely to everyone. Not as a ration.

Words were given to us from the creator's design.

What matters here is commandment number nine.

Kasey Dann.