Skilled At Introducing Agitation

I don't mean to burst,
Anyone's bubble about this!

'Yeah, you do! '

But...
If something is declared to be in short suppy,
Wouldn't you be curious if that was a lie?
And to learn an abundance of a shortage,
Had actually existed?

I don't mean to burst,
Anyone's bubble about this!
It would bother me deeply,
If I was thought of as a gossip.

'Yeah, right! '

Suppose those who knew this,
Kept the news to themselves.
And only by accident this was revealed.
To be knwon by someone else.
While the price paid for shortages,
Shot through the roof.
And those who took advantage,
Deceived and hid the truth!

I don't mean to burst,
Anyone's bubble about this!
But I can not be the only one here that is curious.

'No...
You are not.
However...
You do seem to be the only one,
Who is skilled at introducing agitation.'

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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