ADVICE

Advice that burns
never heals,
never brings growth
or an enriching song.
It is a verbal
death mask
given to another
with a glue
of prejudice and hate
that keeps
whatever light it has
from shining
into our darkness.
Acid tongues
spew
their vile pollution
with wisdom,
which isn’t wise,
It is a cracked mirror
ever shrinking in value and size.