I repented today
With a silent act of minor motions,
Mundane to any onlooker--
But internally I was prostrate,
Agreeing with God
That I am covetous,
Indignant that others thrive
Where I have dwindled.
Despising the person
That Envy twists me into,
I joined the celebration of another,
Repenting as I will again and again
Because Jealousy is a wily grappler
Who trips and pins, gorging on Pride
Of which I have a glutton's larder*.
*larder=pantry
