Burning Rumors

Just a spark on a leaf

Starts the tiniest of embers.

A whisper of a breeze

Sets the leaf alight.

The flames tickle the edges

Of the ground around it,

Starting a blaze

That lights up the night.

The spark is a rumor

That moves in whispers.

The rumor spreads

As do those flames.

The gossip that appears

Burns those in contact,

Much like that blaze

That lights up the night.