Sneers

A whisper flies on borrowed wings,

A tale that twists and bites and stings.

It leaps through doors, it climbs the air,

While truth still stirs, caught unaware.

A seed of doubt, a careless phrase,

Becomes a wildfire set ablaze.

The good you’ve done, the trust you've sown,

Are swept aside by words unknown.

No one asks, no one waits,

They paint your name on slanted fates.

The kindest deeds, the longest years,

Drowned beneath convenient sneers.

But let them speak, let rumors roam,

Lies have speed, but truth comes home.

A storm may rage, but time will see,

A steady heart beats honestly.