Envy

And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from manʼs envy of his neighbor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. The fool folds his hands and ruins himself. Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. ~ Ecclesiastes 4:4-6, NIV

Envy, the incredible 
green 
hulk. 
The ultimate dearth of self esteem. 
Resentment. Fists raised. 
Eating poison to kill 
someone else. 
Tranquility, the vast 
azure 
ocean. 
The pinnacle of self esteem. 
Acceptance. Hands filled. 
Sharing five loaves 
with 5000 with 
plenty left.

God, take my resentments, my envy. 
Replace them with benevolence, with joy, 
and with a handful of tranquility.

Barbara B. Rollins A Time for Verse - Poetic Ponderings on Ecclesiastes