FULL MOON ON TOP OF A CHAMPAGNE PALM'S TIP

i've been cheated
five times and five times
i have to assure myself
that nothing's wrong
with their cheating

they get what they want
and they punish themselves
after.

i am not diminished
by their evil deeds
i am not envious of
their success.

i close my eyes on the
night of my defeat
and chant my mantra:
" i am great. i am good.
i am honest. I am not
evil".

to sound sleep i go.
mornings are great.
sun is brighter.
birds sing. air so
fresh. I am new.