POETRY – RHYME


Jealousy

That acid emotion, slave driver to the grave,
The stealer of friends, insidious voice of the knave.
Venal polluter of feelings, dagger in the heart,
Corrupter of morals, swift poisoned dart.

An inciter of hatred, wallowing in self-pity,
With tedious manic behaviour, when unreasonably shitty.
Continual wrecker of bars, destroyer of nations,
Self-wringer of necks, peeper at stations.

Distorter of reality, poisoner of the mind,
Green envies elder sister, with reactions that do bind.
Whispering foe of the noble, dark emotive reaper,
Slanderer of the divine, earth’s perennial keeper.