Toxic People

Toxic people

Spreading toxic lies

Whispered softly into listening ears

Disparaging others sowing fears

Planting seeds of discontent

Is something they seem to do a lot

They get their greatest satisfaction

By quietly stirring up that pot

They really thrive by ruining

The lives of their listening peers

Tragically receiving satisfaction

By bringing so many to tears

Often motivated by wealth and fortune

Driven by craving notoriety and fame

Chasing shallow empty dreams

The results seem always the same

They never are truly satisfied

Lacking something crucial in their soul

Elusively chasing all that glitters

Trying to fill that bottomless hole

Toxic people crave attention

What they get is never enough

Trying to climb their ladder of success

By Backstabbing other and playing tough

Where their heart should be is a dark empty hole

A chasm unfilled and cold

Only feelings of envy and hatred live there

Like a festering unhealthy mold

They believe by hurting those they know

Or by stabbing colleagues in the back

Will somehow make their peers to fear them

Or get them a conquest in the sack

These desperate toxic people

See love as just a one-way street

Only wanting affection on their terms

Almost as if it was a deserved treat

Toxic people take many forms

To look at them you might not know

Until they try to take over your life

Because they think they can run your show

Sometimes they present as narcissists

Other times they are bullies too

Sometimes they play as manipulators

What they seem to have no clue

Hurting others they take great pride

Who they hurt they really don’t care

So do you best to avoid them

You’ve been warned, now stay aware!

(c) BAM