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An Attempted Cover-Up

I spread my envy thinly
like scraped marmite on midnight toast
hoping to disguise its presence.
Naturally I fail, and it oozes out
dropping at the feet of vastly superior poets …
Auden, Eliot, Frost, Keats, Poe, Wordsworth
and that’s just the men —
Dickinson, Plath, Oliver, Hirschfield, Fulton, Anon
women who shred patriarchy for breakfast.
 
The kettle boils. I grab it tightly
pour scalding water roughly into the teapot
splashing surplus on my granite top
 
Whilst the tea brews I test the joints in my sore elbows
and consider digging them into the ribs
of a random passer-by. The YogiTea® concoction
I tip out into my chipped cup  
promises to alleviate envy  
and soothe the mind of jealousy -
I sip it slowly and decide eventually  
to adjust my heart to a different frequency.
Written by Josh (Joshua Bond)
Published | Edited 7th Mar 2024
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