ALL THAT GLITTERS
Isn’t always gold,
it may be tarnished
with a phony smile
that says I love you
when you know
it’s a damn lie.
Silence is golden,
another untruth
that reveals it’s
disguised malevolence
in passive aggressive
transparent hostility,
sending the message
loud and clear
in unmistakable silent words—
Drop Dead—for all I care.