thou shalt not covet

don’t be foolish

wishing you were somebody else

or thinking life might be better as a bird 

birds get hunted for sport 

and other people get miserable 

and ache in ways you couldn’t bear

and children must be bathed and fed

until they can do it for themselves

and worms get scarce 

and mortgages are a mess

and nobody is living your dream life but you

so be glad 

and be thankful 

and be you