envy likes to "trick or treat"
dressed as other things
need, desire, self-righteousness
all waiting in the wings
it likes to tell its story
upon the stage alone
a tale of what
we should have been
a tale of where we'd go
if only we could have
just a little something more
it says we could do better
than we've ever done before
standing on my porch
I listen for awhile
I sigh and pat poor envy's head
I close the door and smile...
lucy meskill
