Bitter, bicker, bluster, boast,
Finger pointing past the host;
Sideways glances, rolling eyes,
Spiteful comments meant to ire,
The sticking point, the under belly.
Poke it, stoke it, it will flame,
In the chest and rising red.
Use shame, disdain and the old refrain:
*You're not listening,
You keep blaming,
If you'd stop talking,
You'd start hearing.