Hard Case

What do you do
 
when someone close
 
someone you love
 
someone you trust
 
a person you still believe in
 
is condemned for
 
a spine-chilling crime?
 
Which face is true
 
which one the mask?
 
How do you love
 
when part of them is
 
loathsome?
 
How do you support them
 
when they're seemingly evil
 
when a part of them
 
has overridden their essential humanity
 
when a dark appetite has
 
poisoned their veins
 
when you hold beautiful memories
 
yet never wish to utter their name again?