vicious circles

I only told two people,
But then they told two people,
Then they each told two people,
And so on and so on and so on.
I don’t make the news I just report it,
So I said in my own defense,
But that really doesn’t cut it,
Just justification for being an asp.
Who am I to judge someone else,
Who am I to spread gossip true or not,
Just to compensate for my own insecurities,
Patchwork job to cover up my failings.
On and on it goes these cycles of samsara,
Vicious circles of hate and vengeance,
Twisting and turning and destroying,
Whirlwind twisting out of control.
I have to stop this at once,
Make the choice to end this cycle,
Take responsibility for my own karma,
Begin living a righteous life.
The Eightfold Path sounds so easy,
Seems so simple and plain,
But as it happens it is not as it seems,
It is the most difficult path to tread.
The Eightfold Way seems dull and uninteresting,
But interesting will be the downfall of me,
Unless I adhere to sense and caution,
Unless I choose right over wrong.
Right views right words right actions,
Just three of the eight but plenty for me,
Those three alone will take all my effort,
And it begins today and it begins now.