Gossip: The Art of Twisting Words

Dedicated to the women who live next door (my neighbours); Dedicated to the men who behave like these neighbours of mine; Dedicated to all those who've, painstakingly, learnt the art of twisting words!

Women gather,
Mouths twitching,
Tongues softening,
Ready for the long,
Volley of words,
They will partake.

So and So is,
Such and Such was,
When and What will,
Tongues flip,
Mouths untiring,
A glass of water does the trick.

Someone said:
Gossip is one way of getting info,
(But) If you sip it,
You might buy a pig in a poke,
A big, black, lard-laden pig!

How twisted the alphabet is!
How twisted the world is!
How twisted our meeting places are!
How twisted our agenda is!
The how, the where and the what are all damn twisted.