Jealous of those girls in all the photos
With their long, shiny hair and tiny waists
With beautiful people in a beautiful place
But that's not why I'm jealous,
To be valued enough as somebody's focus
Would be enough to blow the jealousy away
Jealous of the guys in all the photos
Guys with a smile, with their partner or child
Happy to spend time with their significant others
The photo oozing the tenderness of lovers
Maybe I'm not significant enough
Jealous of the compliments that other girls get.
Plenty come my way from strangers each day
But it's not the same as recognition
From someone for whom effort is made
No wonder people turn to selfies
When self-love becomes the only love
Jealous of the extra efforts
The birthday cakes, the restaurant surprise,
The Facebook love, the extra words in the card
Surely to love me can't be so hard?
Personal photo taken by me of a Valentines Card
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Mental Notes
PoetryI started to write poetry to get me through some difficult years as a teenager and young adult. Looking back, writing helped me through a period of depression, only recognized some years later. With writing, once the words hit the paper, they lost t...
