Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – April Day 25 (posted by Rommy)
“Virtue or Vice” – Consider the seven deadly sins or the seven heavenly virtues.
Include at least one name from each.
In Cat-Eyes swims
a green sea of envy.
Wishes she could trade
places with her own
best friend, whose patient,
smiling countenance
is a rose-glow in midst
of five children, and the
traveling businessman
she wed. What nags
deeper than lifestyle,
is her friend’s beauty,
a constant slap of reality
to Cat-Eyes whose hair hangs
mousy thin, matching her
sharp, pinched face.
Cat-Eyes sighs as she packs
up her holiday gifts
for her friend’s children.
At front door, friend sits
in old sweats, face wet
with tears, children pulling
at her. What has occurred?
Cat-Eyes shepherds
the children inside, holding
fast to her best friend’s
arm. The charming husband
will not be home for Christmas.
Seems he is moving in
with his mistress.
The grass on the other side always looks greener to those with a bit of green in their eyes.
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So true!
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Yes that’s envy alright… powerfully penned!💜💜
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Thanks so much, Sanaa!
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envy is usually about being misinformed.
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If the envious knew that it would save a lot of heartache.
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Envy is so often based on superficialities.
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You really cannot know everything about a person.
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