Thursday, July 1, 2021

Envy Isn't Good

So nobody's heard your song
yet. It's still a song. When envy
comes to town, trees droop,
crops fail, children in shops
wail for no reason, and traffic
boils. Surprise: you're alive.
And your oldest neighbor
sits in a chair outside, drinks
iced tea, sighs, feels free.


hans ostrom 2021

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