For As Long As They Live Poem by Francis Duggan

Some people in their words can be so unkind
They only look for flaws in others and what they look for they do find
Of others they never have good things to say
But suppose they can't help it since this is their way
They lack in compassion, insight and empathy
And what they do look for they always do see
In a flowering garden they will see decay
Such people never grow wiser only old and gray
Their minds have become homes for negativity
The goodness in others their kind cannot see
In their negative judgement of others pleasure they do gain
This is how they are and this is how they will remain
For as long as they live this is how they will be
What we look for in others we always do see.