Jealousy



Your green eyes betray me,
Your wicked tongue deceives.
How can one be so enticing,
And so utterly diseased?

Your apparition alludes me,
You shift at every turn.
Yet you are always with me,
In a different shape or form.

How can I find peace,
In this cruel and hateful world?
Your tendrils of suspicion
Cannot be assuaged or turned.

You are spiteful, malicious,
In your quiet ways.
Planting seeds of envy
So that we may go astray.

Many pretty faces,
Trifles, charms, and treats
Are the way that you seduce us,
But I have seen the truth of your odious deeds.

How can we be rid of you,
I ask on pleading knees?
We must be content with our lot,
For we shall never, never, be free.

But we must continue sanguinity,
For that may be the key.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABXC AXAX BXXX BBAX BBBB XBXA CA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 709
Words 139
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

Lindsay K Beardall

There isn't really much to me. I like to sit and watch and listen to people. I observe more than interact, but don't get me wrong, I love to socialize. I just don't seek to be the center of attention all the time. I love reading, writing, and learning. I am working toward several degrees in Anthropology. Sometimes I love people, sometimes I hate people. I'm terrified of sharks and utterly despise barbecue sauce. What else...I'm very much a Gemini, my Love Language is Quality Time, and according to Myers-Briggs/Jung/Keirsey tests, I'm an INFP or an Idealist/Healer. With that, you'll know everything there is to know about me. Google it, fool.Also, if I didn't write, I'd probably die. more…

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