Scuttlebutt, Gossip And Rumor

Scuttlebutt, gossip and rumor
Fed through the salacious grapevine
Spreads like a cancerous tumor
Good names destroyed right down the line

Everyone who gives attention
To talk unsupported by fact
Contributes ammunition
That can damage, hurt or distract

Preventing anymore victims
From the thoughtless, uncaring lip
Should not require interdictums
Rather, volunteer buds to nip