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Invidious

By Lena Smith Carter

Many tasks yet to perform,

How does she make them happen,

She moves right through with adept hands

As if finger snapping.

The world looks on in wonder

As she decorates her plan,

To correct to reach, to always impress,

To present as only she can!

I correct, I reach, I attempt to impress

Yet no one seems to observe,

Is prestidigitation in

Her repertoire conserved?

What can I do to reach those heights?

I’ll devise a plan that’s bold,

To destroy, to malign, and attempt to thwart,

Attentions directed toward her goals!

**Likely to arouse or incur resentment.

c. Poetic Universalisms I by Lena Smith Carter, 2006.