Lady Envy

Lady Envy scrutinises every soul
Through her slanted hazel eyes,
Flexing her long fingers
In anticipation.

Gliding effortlessly on emerald heels,
Her jade velvet dress swishing,
She seeks exposed spirits,
Vowing to paint them green.

She seizes an essence in her sinful grip,
An evil grin twists her face
As she makes a heart swell
With bursting jealousy.

Icy fingers touch where they are forbidden,
Spreading burning desire
Through unprotected veins,
Staining red blood with olive.

Her attention turns to the weakening mind
In which she then plants a seed;
Aching bitterness will
Bloom into resentment.

With that wicked grin still contorting her face
She moves to her next victim,
Flexing her long fingers
In anticipation.

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