Envy

 

I envy you — I do. I envy everyone.

I envy Trump for all his booming

shamelessness, and I envy the devil

 

for his horns, his freedom from the rules.

I envy showgirls and the souls in heaven

shredding on their harps. I envy fools,

 

loving themselves all the way to the tomb

and beyond. I envy Einstein the tools

of his trade — an armchair in a quiet room.

 

 

© Michael Fleming

Brattleboro, Vermont

April 2019

 

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