Avarice

I always want what I don’t have.
I must possess that which I crave.
I cannot master my desire.
So, to my whims I am a slave.

I think sometimes it’s not so bad.
I can make do with so much less.
But then I see “fill-in-the-blank”
And as I see, I must possess.

So, give me more and give me new
In hope that I might find my bliss.
And ever deeper I will fall,
Mastered by my avarice.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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