nasty business

There are those in life who mange to survive with their own agenda.
They come off so strong that it’s impossible to beat them down.
They’re so intimidating that even their bosses are careful and considerate around them — that quite honestly, I would love to learn.
So thick-skinned that nothing can make them feel bad.
They can bitch, complain and cry because that’s their expertise.
Dig deeper, I don’t see too many close ties.
A husband yes, and I wonder how they managed to find another who they could love.
Because even family, parents and kin, they always have something to whinge about.
Perhaps they knew they needed one person on their side.
But how could the spouse bare to be with someone so unpleasant?
Someone, who can’t survive without talking badly about every one in sight.
Extremely headstrong, always believing that they are right, with an opinion on everyone and everything.
They have the loudest of laughs so people in the farthest corner can hear,
need to do or say something outrageous so they stand out.
Systematic and controlled, they wheedle their way in to every situation in the end.
The worst is they have a way to try and be your best friend.
Talk to you and smile and laugh,
till you walk out the door and then they start,
About how absolutely terrible they think you are.
They always love any drama,
maybe TV shows is where they learn how to add trauma.
When they wish they can be as sweet as can be,
But really they’re standing there with a lethally sharp dagger
With the potential to show you a smiling face,
who knows what is going on under the surface.
Never come back from an adventure, night out, or even a holiday without a complaint.
And yet through all this negativity they seem to feel no pain.
Sing along to happy tracks and go about their lives
at your or anyone else’s expense.
Mean, malicious and nasty, wonder how they manage to get it right?
Yet through all of it I realise that they haven’t learnt the one important lesson in life
to be a good person is one thing they can never conquer,
Hopefully someday not too far away it will finally matter.