The poem describes the "rotting bloom", which represents sincere cruelty that is kept hidden but eventually revealed through insincere intentions, like a pleasant chill that hides danger. A "cunning peace maker" refers to someone who spreads harm slowly and sincerely like a poison. In the end, even pretenders are revealed as hypocrites when their imperfections are exposed, like shattered talents scattered across their soul. The overall message is that what is hidden or insincere will eventually rot and be revealed for what it truly is.