Excellent metaphors Luanne, I can't stand people like that...and you are so right ,if they worried more about their own problems they wouldn't have so much time to gossip.

Luanne
You did an excellent job on this piece. Word choices and imagery are great. The message awesome :)
Love Cindy

Ohhh..how true!! I just love the words you
have used and I also feel the emotions behind it. I especially liked this part..

Hollow words slither across air
tickling the fancy of eager ears
Slash to climb, stairs of popularity
gain rank from another's tears

Excellet write. Take care

Thought it was well written, & something I've been dealing w/ as well, one of my dads best sayings always was one should clean up their own backyard before looking over their neighbors fence