Jealousy (Septet)

The green eyed
Monster controls us
We do not see or know it
It is there, stealing our rationale
Providing us with harsh words
Making us see things
We shouldn’t




Septet syllable count is 3,5,7,9,7,5,3, unrhymed
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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