Reputation

I’ve heard all about you,
Your tantrums and your tears,
You really awake my deepest tensions,
And activate my fears.
The way you stalk people near you,
The swearing and the rage,
You are an anachronism,
A dinosaur from another age.

I meet you for the first time,
You’re cordial and polite,
You help me with so many things,
And set the issues right.
You show me that gossip’s ugly,
That stories are often wrong,
That I’ve been fooled by others,
A sucker all along.