Jealousy

Like a tide turning violently

Sharp waves crash and cut open

The feeling of drowning is arising

Fear - anger - and despair markedly wins over

Yet, just as the sea thrashes about

and darkness overcomes the sky

the serenity and calm of after

masks the jealous hearts' true gripe

And just as the feeling of rancor

grips on loves' heartstrings

So does indifference,

in an attempt to fix a broken being.

Yet indifference solves nothing

and nothing can be resolved

because jealousy rears its ugly face only once

and repulsion from the offended lover

scares it off

Thus it ultimately hides

at the bottom of a dark trench in the sea

and few can see it directly

though it still feeds -

It feeds on the heart of the woman who feels it

on the fuel it needs to breathe-

the beauty of the other contender,

and the attention that she ultimately steals.

Author's Note

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