Death Of Man

Message said he died today

Bitten by a poisonous snake

Before I could shed my tears

Someone said he died indeed

But by drowning in a lake

Day was flooded with news

Of different style and make

Various versions of death

Curious ‘facts’ of accident

Not even a minute’s break

Then a friend phoned to say

The news of dying was fake

When man was about to sink

Good Samaritan saved him

By jumping into the lake

Now real man who ‘died’ came

He didn’t even have head-ache

He had left bike near lake

And walked to the bakery

To buy a big birthday cake

I felt happy he was fine

Cursed loudly news fake

While we spoke a guy clicked

Tweet came with our photos

‘Two people died in quake’

None knows what to ignore

And which news to take

Why spreading fake news

Don’t make lives miserable

A request for heaven’s sake