Envy Is a Curse

Envy is a curse
  with the darkest shadow

Its yearning left unsettled
  in a greenish cast

Jealousy its evil twin
  beyond veracity’s purview

Coveting the burning torches
  —of all darkness past

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2015)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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March 7, 2018 at 8:56 PM
Very well said, Kurt. Bravo.
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