Death by jealousyThey say beauty is in the eye of the beholder
That our differences make it subjective
But when it comes to black beauty
We are the blueprint
And objectively you can't argue with architecture
Especially when we've seen the beauty of its structure
You can't say you hate our skin
Then paint your skin our colour
Whilst simultaneously discriminate...
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Categories:
beauty, discrimination, jealousy, joy,
Form: Free verse
I Am Not Yours to ShapeI am the river, wild and wide,
Not yours to dam, not yours to guide.
You cast your stones, but I still flow—
A deeper truth than you can know.
The wind does not explain its flight,
Nor asks permission for its height.
So why should I, with open skies,
Bow low to soothe your jealous eye's
You lied with ease, then turned...
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Categories:
jealousy, betrayal, break up, confidence,
Form: Rhyme
Norwegian IslandWe arrived beneath the Arctic night,
where shadows speak and snow forgets.
The hour was late — the sky, without stars —
and silence held its breath.
They led us down through frozen stone,
where time stood still in vaults of seed,
the cradle of the world encased in frost,
beneath the Svalbard grief.
There, they gathered — men with hands of power,
voices...
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Categories:
jealousy, abuse, africa, bullying, crazy,
Form: Free verse
The heroic villainWe are the villains in a story they spun
We get the villain arc without being a villain
The storyline of a traumatic childhood
Living under a shadow
Constantly being misunderstood
Having to sacrifice ourselves for the greater good
Without being given credit of saving the world
What they don't tell you is how the hero is the coward
How...
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Categories:
discrimination, hero, innocence, jealousy,
Form: Free verse
Constant Crises
Romance, a thing of the past
a shame it didn’t last
Kids’ constant crises did it in
Envious of other retirees
rekindling their old flames
while...
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Categories:
children, jealousy, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
The many languages of black voicesWe dont have to use our voice to scream
Because a voice isn't just words
It's art, it's our presence, it's how we exist
It's being unapologetically black
Our presence is like the rain after a drought
And the rain nourishes the ground
It's like walking into a room and it's brought back to life
Where once was darkness, has now been...
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Categories:
discrimination, jealousy, metaphor, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
Jealousy of My PainI say it this way because I'm just trying to be happy
I don't wear a sad face because my life is crappy
Haven't you heard it said to turn your pain into power
Think about every rough seed turned into a flower
When you look at me you think I have the best life
You would never see...
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Categories:
jealousy, courage, cry, deep, emo,
Form: Rhyme
Gambler's Romance~Down in the "Big Easy" playing cards in a house of chance,
she’ll lay you down a losing hand, with her bluffed romance.
Her cards have many faces, but few can win her hand,
and a hard hand bet can break a heart; you'd better understand...
When you play the cards...
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Categories:
games, jealousy, passion, song,
Form: Lyric
The Art of Blaming Youi wonder if my sister is aware
she’s the reason i lost my muchness
it’s like i don’t want to be loud anymore
i want to be like a whisper
or a gust of wind
i want to be quiet and go unnoticed
so bad that i tip toe
and hold my breath
maybe because i approached it...
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Categories:
family, jealousy, judgement, little
Form: Free verse
In a Garden of Dresses, I Am the ThornDo you
Think
They noticed me?
I mean
I noticed
Them
Perfectly
Perfect
The epitome
Of beauty
Without lifting a finger
Their skin
As clear
As my delusions
Why did I
Pick
This dress?
How did I
Walk out of the house
With the smile of “I look pretty”?
They must think
This bow in my hair
Looks...
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Categories:
anxiety, jealousy,
Form: Free verse
When grief became a shadowWhen grief became a shadow
It felt as if nothing else mattered
Like a sudden darkness
Raining down upon us
Like sucking the light from our eyes
Like a wound opened multiple times
It follows you like a stalker
Creepily walking behind you
Keeping an eye on your every moment
And when you think you outsmarted it
When you take a deep breath...
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Categories:
discrimination, grief, jealousy, judgement,
Form: Free verse
Richard Cory: The Other PerspectiveRichard Cory
Edwin Arlington Robinson
I stood there in awe,
Every time I saw him,
The best gentleman we ever saw,
Always clean and slim.
He rarely spoke a word,
But to our surprise,
His voice was soft as the song of a bird,
And caught the whole town’s eyes.
He was wealthier than a king,
Understood things that the smartest person couldn’t understand,
The whole town...
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Categories:
allusion, jealousy, suicide,
Form: Rhyme
Why Not MeWhy not me, i always asks,
In shadows where the silence basks,
When sickness came, I felt the chill,
While soup and love were his to fill.
Mom turned her back, her heart a stone,
As I lay weak, so all alone.
He got the doctor, the gentle care,...
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Categories:
jealousy, brother, childhood, confusion, emotions,
Form: Free verse
All My Friends are DeadAfter "the ritual" by Olivia Gatwood
everything about this song is red,
your wallet is brown,
the brown a burgundy
and the burgundy’s chalice
has gold to dazzle
rubies, carnelian, sard
precious, semi-precious, the same-
all the same, feel the same
when you hold the cup to livid lips
and send them on their merry way
bumping into the ugly ridges
of a throat lodged
with stingy...
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Categories:
addiction, jealousy, sad,
Form: Free verse
When our joy became a weapon for themOur pleasure is political
Our presence anarchy
Our smile a rebellion
Our hair A revolution
Our blood our fire
Our blackness A force to be reckoned with
Our joy to them is a declaration of war
Our resilience an act of political warfare
Our resilience a threat to the system of oppression they built
They don't like when we take...
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Categories:
discrimination, jealousy, prejudice, race,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Jealousy Poems
Definition | What is Jealousy in Poetry?
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