Virtue Reduction

They call their judgment “Love”
as if the name of it
caused the problem
they adjust their outlook
by trying to spin doctor
and market it as palatable
you will know them by their words
and the actions
that silently speak for them
spending themselves
deconstructing those around them
chipping away
to tear down any happiness they might find
they call their judgment
by a thousand pretty names
but none of them are true
none of them wipe away the ugliness
behind those vicious smiles
and no mirror can show them
their true nature – Caroline A. Slee