The Green-Eyed Monster

The green-eyed monster The green-eyed monster has awakened From a sleep that made him rest As he has regained his vigour He will put you to the test You will have to act real courteous While your heart with envy sears And you must control your anger Maybe even hide your tears Your endurance will be torture For it lacks good sentiment There’s no will or motivation To utter any compliment Now your mood is so confusing And it shows upon your face Which appears real taut and rigid And you feel so out of place ’Cause the monster has awakened And he wants to be amused He wants you to spew out venom And he will not be excused As you struggle not to please him You blend friendliness with spite And it all becomes real awkward ’Cause you want to do what’s right So you smile and raise your eyebrows In case your eyes stare blank and cold ’Cause you want no one to blame you For a grudge that you might hold This is how you fight the monster Or at least that’s how you try And it looks as if you’re winning But you know it’s just a lie. Wendy Nipas