Want
I'm the monkey on your back, I'm the whisper in your ear.
I fill your heart with want, stare, covet and leer.
You think I'm not a part of you, believe that I'm not there.
And then I curl up on your lap and take you unaware.
The cattle always crave to graze the grass beyond the fence.
No matter who the landlord is no thought of recompense.
Likewise the dog will gaze upon the bone chewed by his mate.
It must be worth more than mine, no reason for him to wait.
You think that you are the one who is always in control.
Insidious as it may sound I can get to you, right to your very soul.
Incongruous it really is I don't like to be known.
I plant the seed, water it and wait until it's grown.
I'm sure you've worked out who I am and the work I can perform.
You convince those close to you and even yourself, that you do not conform.
I make you wish you had it all, then drop you feeling empty.
I'm not your friend, compatriot, you know my name is envy.
Copyright © Old Man Emu | Year Posted 2015
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