The smile is wide the eyes they beam

But all is not what it might seem

For under the surface no one knows

There is a monster deep below.

The monster shows its toothy grin

But it stays inside deep within

The heart of all who know it well

Live their lives in deepest hell.

For envy is the monster green

Often heard but seldom seen

It wants what it can never have

And things are but a little salve.

For once it has it wants something more

Something better than it had before

Something shiny something new

Something that will not make it blue.

But envy is all appetite

Nothing is ever close to right

It is a monster never content

Far from the heart it must be sent.

So if better is not enough

If you must have the better stuff

You might have a monster inside

Envy might be taking you for a ride.