before

 ^“And Ahab said to Naboth, ‘Give me your vineyard, so that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house;’” 1 Kings 21:2

before i pat myself on the back

for not stealing anyone’s vineyard;

remind me of the recognition

i yanked from a colleague;

the hope i picked out of

the pocket of a friend;

the trust i ripped out of another’s

heart when i broke a promise

© 2019 Thom M. Shuman