The Green Monster

A poem that describes seeing their ex-lover with a new companion.

Legs like copper statues

Saluting a defectless glass

Gloved to her body; black fabric

Soft strands of gold reflected

The corner’s dreary pole of light

Together with twinkles of blue

Which gazed with no regard to me

Set forth on a masochist mission

I sought to satisfy curiosity

Eyes narrowed at her smile

Igniting a match at my center

Pain tunneled through my chest

Faced with an unforeseen rage

Clenching these teeth together

Lips pursued a tight pout

The green painted my insides

Bitterness salivated my mouth

Despite discomfort, I studied

Lingering on an embrace

Claws grasped at a shoulder

Once where I laid my head