Thursday, September 8, 2022

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[image: a Leroy Clarke painting from google]

GOSSIP
The rumor was spreading

Maybe she was heading 

Towards a nervous breakdown

That face never used to carry a frown


Oh but they say he finally left her

No more like a cat does she purr

That seems impossible

Well, dirty laundry washable


He's now with her best friend

Didn't mean to offend

All skin teeth is not laugh

Maybelline surely got the shaft


And they were so close

Which makes it so much worse

© gillena cox 2022

NOTE: All skin teeth is not laugh - Friendly appearances can be deceiving sometimes, or a person's smile can be one of deception.(A Trini saying)


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17 comments:

  1. Dwight L. RothSeptember 8, 2022 at 9:40 PM

    Very good, Gillena. Fake smiles are so obvious!

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  2. Jane DoughertySeptember 9, 2022 at 3:16 AM

    I smiled at this one. I know I shouldn't have, serious subject, but the phrasing was spot on.

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  3. Kim M. RussellSeptember 9, 2022 at 4:04 AM

    It’s better to ignore gossip than get caught up in it, even when it’s true, and you’ve conveyed that so well in your aphoristic poem, Gillena! I like the rhyming in it too.

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  4. Gillena CoxSeptember 9, 2022 at 9:14 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Kim

    Much💛love

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  5. KerfeSeptember 9, 2022 at 9:50 AM

    I enjoyed your story which is way too common! Sometimes our trust is misplaced and abused.

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  6. Gillena CoxSeptember 9, 2022 at 11:46 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Kerfe

    Much💛love

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  7. ms_liliSeptember 9, 2022 at 4:34 PM

    Good one, Gillena. It took me a while to figure this one out in life.

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  8. Gillena CoxSeptember 9, 2022 at 5:53 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Lili

    Much💛love

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  9. Gillena CoxSeptember 10, 2022 at 9:19 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Christine

    Much💛love

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  10. brudbergSeptember 11, 2022 at 11:03 AM

    Nope... I agree, I think often skin teeth is the sign of a predator.

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  11. Gillena CoxSeptember 12, 2022 at 1:40 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Björn

    Much💛love

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  12. paeansunpluggedSeptember 12, 2022 at 1:59 PM

    Wonderfully written, Gillena and I love the saying. 💙

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  13. Gillena CoxSeptember 12, 2022 at 3:33 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Punam

    Much💛love

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  14. purplepeninportland.comSeptember 13, 2022 at 8:58 PM

    Good one, Gillena! I love 'skin teeth'.

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  15. Gillena CoxSeptember 14, 2022 at 4:10 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sara

    Much💛love

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