The Anatomy Of Gossip

Chinedu Dike

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Saturday 20 June 2026

The Anatomy Of Gossip

We speak of betrayal,
Our most brutal teacher.
Language was born
To whisper tribal rules.
We map the boundary line
By watching others pay the penalty.
Vivid stories keep us safe—
Abstract truth made concrete.

Gossip demands a shielded space,
A private membrane.
The internet extinguished that spark;
No secrets are left in the dark.
Screens scatter our secrets,
Turning bonds into power grabs.
Text remains forever.
Typing transforms us into spies.
Terrified that servers track us,
Genuine fellowship says goodbye.
We face a cold, rigid world,
Entirely devoid of intimacy.

We nod and promise secrecy,
Already typing the next text.
Gossip is like candy—
Sweet to bite,
But leaving a hangover of unease.
We backbite for relief,
To restore fractured self-esteem.
We shrink a foe
To build a fragile alliance.
Selling juicy details
Makes us instantly more interesting.
A one-off comfort
Quickly becomes a toxic cycle.
We trade personal honor
For a fleeting thrill.

Highlighting weaknesses
Only exposes your own.
Pride manifests as faultfinding.
Flattery looks like friendship,
Just as a wolf looks like a dog.
Insecure minds drag names through dirt
To prove a fragile superiority.
A single tongue can blast a reputation,
Demolishing decades of work.

Take this warning to heart:
A person who criticizes others with you
Will wait until you walk away
To make your name the prize.
An angry countenance
Is your best defense.
Remaining quiet through blame
Does not equal guilt.
It denies the cheap thrill
To those who wish you harm.
Words are irreversible.
Manage what you share
Before you grow wild weeds.

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