In the same way this situation could be talking about politics, I think it may be more closely related to a friend or 'girlfriend' speaking slanderous things about the author. More specifically:
The first line is about a person who thinks they are above other people so they talk down on them...laugh at them. And so describes the next few lines until the last of the first stanza where he admits he was the last to know of these hurtful words being said, probably about the author. The second stanza seems to be a mixture of saying there are more important things to talk of than negative criticisms, and also that the author has fallen victim to saying negative things too, although he is not proud of it. The third stanza seems to say that like the author and the other person, everyone falls victim to saying these kinds of negative remarks. And the last stanza seems to be blaming the trend to say these bad things on someone, and sugest that just saying these bad things is the tip of the iceberg, and we do bad things as well...there is a larger picture than a few dirty remarks.
that may not have made any sense...if so, I hope it wasnt a waste.
In the same way this situation could be talking about politics, I think it may be more closely related to a friend or 'girlfriend' speaking slanderous things about the author. More specifically:
The first line is about a person who thinks they are above other people so they talk down on them...laugh at them. And so describes the next few lines until the last of the first stanza where he admits he was the last to know of these hurtful words being said, probably about the author. The second stanza seems to be a mixture of saying there are more important things to talk of than negative criticisms, and also that the author has fallen victim to saying negative things too, although he is not proud of it. The third stanza seems to say that like the author and the other person, everyone falls victim to saying these kinds of negative remarks. And the last stanza seems to be blaming the trend to say these bad things on someone, and sugest that just saying these bad things is the tip of the iceberg, and we do bad things as well...there is a larger picture than a few dirty remarks.
that may not have made any sense...if so, I hope it wasnt a waste.