Second Hand News

Learning a lesson about listening to rumors...

I wanted to see
How long it would take
For him to come clean,
What excuses he'd make.

So, I acted as if
I just didn't know,
Had no idea of
The woman named Flo.

Day after day
He lied to my face.
Not once did he mention
He'd been to her place.

It stressed me until I
Couldn't take any more.
It was time to confront him,
To settle the score.

I showed him the pictures
And asked for the truth.
That's when he told me
About a woman named Ruth!

I had to sit down
I was thrown for a loop.
It took a few minutes
For me to regroup.

When I'd gathered myself,
I kicked him to the curb
And went to the friend
Who had started the blurb.

I thanked her a bunch
For letting me know,
My man had problems
With me, Ruth and Flo.

The lesson was learned
Though it gave me the blues,
Don't expect a confession
Of second hand news!