The Evolution of a Story

A simple anecdote

Seems mundane

The first time

It flows from

One’s lips

To another’s ears.



But every time

It is retold

Some exaggeration

Is added to make it

More unbelievable

Until it becomes

A flat-out fabrication.


Author's Notes/Comments: 

Inspired by: “wrinkles are a mutation of storytelling”

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