Jealousy, oh jealousy
I let you get the best of me
What once was happiness is
Now a place of bitterness
Oh, jealousy, you ugly rotten thing
How I hate you, yet you come again
Are you that untamable?
Are you that unsinkable?
I'm starting to think and wonder
Will I live with you forever?
A family trait they tell me
Is what you are, foul jealousy
But what if I refuse
To let you ruin and use me?
But what if I can let go
Of all the things you've made me?
Letting go is hard, I know
Especially when I've held on for so long
I've held you close till you've
Almost drowned me, like a sirens song
I was so unrecognizable
Since I was covered in your depths
Bitterness, hate, empathy,
And me caught in your nets
But oh, I knew it was all my fault
And I let myself get this way
Deep down I knew I was to blame
At the end of the day
So how would I get out of this?
How could I get free?
All my life I've been in servitude
I let jealousy rule me
Inside a book I found the answer:
"Who is the better? Who is the stronger?"
I am.
I am stronger than jealousy, I realized
Yes, I can become better
When I put it in it's place
Its bind on me is severed
And like a breath of fresh air
I finally free the past
No longer will jealousy
Get the best of me at last.
A.C.
{January 19, 2017}
Hello everyone! I'm sorry I haven't updated In forever so I found this poem I forgot to post back in January. I realize I didn't post a July poem in July (to go with my monthly series) and that bugs me, but I just didn't have any inspiration for one (which also bugs me) because I love writing poetry but the latter part of July had me "scorched dry" (so to speak). I will try my best to make up for it this month, though. I hope you all are having a lovely day! xx
~Angel
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