Lin Lane Poet Free verse

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Green Eyed Jealousy

She searched beneath flashing green neon signs
advertising cheap rooms for rent - ten by the hour.
She prowled - her vision sharpest in the night
Celadon eyes of a feral cat, out searching for her Tom.

Sufficient suspicions surfaced in a splenetic jaded mind 
fed with juicy scraps and morsels of hearsay.
Jealousy grew in truculent shades of green, 
to a height taller than a forest of giant spruce and pine.

Trust be damned, an evil spell cast upon her heart.
Neon blinks painted emerald stripes across her distorted face.
Possessed, she ripped her dress and screamed his name.
Pounded on doors painted in deep verdant hue  
all closed to the night's vulgar rantings.

Flashing lights, blue and red, a door finally opened.
Tears fell from green crystalized eyes  
black mascara streaked down each cheek
a beast-like mask of caustic emotions.
Caged - the 'Green Eyed Monster' - locked away


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 March 1st, 2016   
Green Contest: Silent One

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Michael Burch January 8, 2020 at 1:16 PM Lots of vivid imagery in this one. Should it be "hearsay" in line six? Lin Lane January 8, 2020 at 1:26 PM It should, and now it does. Thank you for the edit, Michael. This editor needs to more closely edit herself. I appreciate the browsing you've done to find this one.

Stephen Pennell March 3, 2016 at 7:57 AM congrats watch out for toms good win Lin Lane March 3, 2016 at 8:04 AM lol I think Tom had better behave himself. Thanks, Stephen.

Elaine George March 3, 2016 at 5:43 AM Great story telling on the color green, Lin. Many congrats on your win. Elaine Lin Lane March 3, 2016 at 5:52 AM Thanks so much, Elaine.

Eve Roper March 2, 2016 at 7:19 PM Lin, congratulations on your win in the contest. Lin Lane March 2, 2016 at 8:15 PM Thanks. Eve ;)

Daniel Turner March 2, 2016 at 5:53 PM Congratulations, Peaches, on another magnificent write. I'm really getting behind aren't I. You write so many I can't keep up. You're really giving me a complex! Daniel Turner March 2, 2016 at 6:26 PM I'll try harder. XOXOXO Lin Lane March 2, 2016 at 6:18 PM Thank you, Danny, but we're not keeping score. Maybe I'm spending too much time writing.

Vladislav Raven March 2, 2016 at 5:38 PM Hi Lin, i thoroughly enjoyed the read. A seven from me. Congratulations on your win in the contest. Lin Lane March 2, 2016 at 5:51 PM Thank you, Vlad.

Sandra Haight March 2, 2016 at 5:12 PM Lin, congratulations on your win in the 'Green' contest! Great poem. Hugs, Sandra Lin Lane March 2, 2016 at 5:37 PM Thank you.

Beautiful Scars March 2, 2016 at 3:18 PM Lin, congrats on your placement in the green contest! "Green Eyed Monster" -love this. Be blessed -luloo :) Lin Lane March 2, 2016 at 4:37 PM Thank you.

Charlie Smith March 1, 2016 at 11:16 AM "Caustic Emotion" Great write, Good luck Lin Lane March 1, 2016 at 11:37 AM Thanks so much, Charlie.

Walter T. Ashe March 1, 2016 at 10:20 AM "Sufficient suspicions...." are exactly what gives birth to the "green eyed monster"...a visually powerful piece! There is a lesson here! Lin Lane March 1, 2016 at 11:36 AM Thank you for liking this one so well, Walter. ;)