Tearing Down Respect Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Everyone trying to get over on someone else, jealousy
abounding, even with family and friends working side
by side.
Tell-tale signs, clouding judgments, overtaking
honesty and integrity, tearing down, silently, mutual
respect.
Why has life become so dishonest, so competitive, as it
rears envy's face?
In throes of business, integrity is thrown to the wind
and people climb over one another to get to the top of
the pile.