Invidia et Mortem

Invidia et Mortem

I'm not as beautiful as you are.

I'm less intelligent than you are.

I don't work as hard as you do.

I don't have a place to live like you do.

I don't have as many kids as you do.

I'm not married like you are.

I don't have a job like you do.

I don't have as many friends as you do.

I don't go to places like you do.

I'm not as aware of current events as you are.

I don't eat the variety of foods that you eat.

I don't have the kind of sex that you have.

I don't have as much money as you do.

I'm not as talented as you are.

I don't take care of my parents like you do.

I didn't get a college degree like you did.

I didn't publish a book like you have.

I don't volunteer for charity like you do.

I don't go to church every Sunday like you do.

I don't sing in the choir like you do.

I don't come home to do chores like you do.

I don't take my kids to experience things like you do.

I don't have the savings that you have.

I'm in way more debt than you are.

I'm not loved by as many people as you are.

I don't pursue my passions like you do.

I don't see a dentist regularly like you do.

I don't have the zest for life that you do.

I don't plan for the future like you do.

I don't challenge myself like you do.

When I think of you, I'll never be good enough, and I feel I should simply give up.

Then I realize...

You are the illusion on the other side of envy.

And you're killing me.