She had too much so with a smile you
took some.
Of everything she had you had
Absolutely nothing, so you took some. * juxtaposition
At first, just a little.
Still she had so much she made you feel * anaphora- central
Your vacuum, which nature abhorred, focus; obsessive/
So you took your fill, for nature's sake. jealous
Because her great luck made you feel unlucky
You had redressed the balance, which meant
Now you had some too, for yourself.
As seemed only fair. Still her ambition * entitlement
Claimed the natural right to screw you up
Like a crossed out page, lossed into a basket. * simile
Somebody, on behalf of the gods,
Had to correct that hubris.
A little touch of hatred steadied the nerves.
Everything she had won, the happiness of it,
You collected
As your compensation
For having lost. Which left her absolutely
Nothing. Even her life was
Trapped in the heap you took. She had nothing.
Too late you saw what had happened.
It made no difference that she was dead.
Now that you had all she had ever had
You had much too much.
Only you
took some.
Of everything she had you had
Absolutely nothing, so you took some. * juxtaposition
At first, just a little.
Still she had so much she made you feel * anaphora- central
Your vacuum, which nature abhorred, focus; obsessive/
So you took your fill, for nature's sake. jealous
Because her great luck made you feel unlucky
You had redressed the balance, which meant
Now you had some too, for yourself.
As seemed only fair. Still her ambition * entitlement
Claimed the natural right to screw you up
Like a crossed out page, lossed into a basket. * simile
Somebody, on behalf of the gods,
Had to correct that hubris.
A little touch of hatred steadied the nerves.
Everything she had won, the happiness of it,
You collected
As your compensation
For having lost. Which left her absolutely
Nothing. Even her life was
Trapped in the heap you took. She had nothing.
Too late you saw what had happened.
It made no difference that she was dead.
Now that you had all she had ever had
You had much too much.
Only you
