Jealously In Me
Jealous, who me, no never, I’m not that kind of guy
I’m far too open minded, to let that emotion fly
I genuinely wish all people, the very best in life
I hate to see other souls, be tangled up in strife
That is, until the other day, I’m ashamed to admit to you
That green eyed monster lurked in me, and turned it’s evil screw
All reason gone, my mind now twisted, I could no longer see
However pure I tried to be, that dirty feeling had taken hold in me
And why, you may ask, did I allow such jealous thoughts intrusion
It was not my choice, but caused by my emotional confusion
You’ve guessed it, of course, the usual tale, you’ll see
A loved one’s attentions were, in my small mind, drawn away from me
We all enjoy interaction, flattery from the opposite gender
I am no different, and love to feel that closeness and be tender
But when it seemed my loved one was, being so very charmed
With another’s constant advances, it caused me so much harm
The crazy thing is, I have no right to feel like this
As this loved one is not mine, but just someone I yearn to kiss
This love itself is unconfirmed, and just here in my mind
They tolerate my feelings, or are they just being kind
We spoke of this thing, and I came clean
Admitting my jealousy, so stupid it seemed
So all is good now, I’m right back on track
Until next time that monster thrusts its claws into my back
Comments
Wow, this is really good. Your writing is powerful, and captivatingly emotive.
Wow from me too, so pleased you find such things in my writing, that pleases me no end. Thank you :)
– justwords
That green-eyed monster that creeps in at times…you perfectly captured it here.
I can relate to this.
“The crazy thing is, I have no right to feel like this
As this loved one is not mine, but just someone I yearn to kiss
This love itself is unconfirmed, and just here in my mind”
This is really awesome writing. :)
Hi Erika, you are so kind and suportive to me, your response here making my efforts feel, to me, very worthwhile. I am genuinely thrilled to receive your lovely review :) Thank you :)
– justwords
Jealousy…A most destructable emotion…
You have described and expressed the torment perfectly…
We don’t like to admit it, but we are all guilty of it…
Excellent writing JW
Thank you for taking the time to read my work. It pleases me no end that you saw what I intended in my words. Your comment on my writing honestly means so much to me, many thanks for that.
– justwords
Outstanding writing!
Thank you Mark, I get great encouragement to persevere from your very kind support here, greatly appreciated.
– justwords
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Wow…Thank you so much for the feature Hannah, this means a lot to me, thank you for this, making my work now feel very worthwhile :)
– justwords
I just love your writing….WOW…..and can so identify with emotions you convey and the circumstances you describe…..indeed the green-eyed monster takes a hold of everyone of us from time to time…… Great work!
Again, such lovely comments from you Liliana, very satisfying :)
Yes, a nasty little emotion that one, and not very flattering at all. Best to keep that green-eyed monster caged somewhere out of site.
– justwords
So right you are….very nasty indeed……particularly so if one is the recipient of its wrath! :)
This is very nice; I love how every flowed together and every paragraph introduced something – especially from the first to the second it took an interesting turn. In the end too things are back to normal but I appreciate how the last lines basically say that while everything is fine now, I won’t promise it will always be – it is one of the wisest things I’ve come to accept in my life.