Rumors {A Poem}

It’s crazy how fast word can spread

Even crazier what people hear instead

And incredibly sad when they don’t hear you

And instead go on, believing what is not true.

Things were never set in stone

I told one person as to not be alone

And she told just one more

Who told many, leaving out the words “We aren’t sure.”

What was then a relief is now an agony

I find myself looking at the past longingly

Wishing for the friendship we once had

And thinking how you have made me sad.

I wish that you would stop saying

That I lied to you about staying.

I promise that is not what I said

That is just how the rumors spread.

If you listen to me, you will know

That it was never certain when I will go.

I fear if you do not hear what I have to say

Bitterness and loneliness is how I will go away.