Brother Jealousy Poems

Great love is like a heavenly moment,  
when one's heart will skip a beat.  
Love can come packaged in many boxes,  
some...

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And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? ~ Genesis 4:9...

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Jealous MUCH?

Sometimes, I wonder
If we’re jealous of one another
You’re like a brother
From another mother,

Not a sister or a mister, life’s such a mighty blur
It’s a...

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The First Murder
"Both of you son's of mine,
    Bring me the fruit and wine!"
Like a cheetah stalking it's prey,
   My...

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There was a man that lived they said
his whole life in grief and dread

A fool who did but once entwine
in his arms a maiden fine

Love...

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God, you said to offer a lamb,
but your wish puts me in a jam.
Why kill a lamb? I am no brute,
I’ll sacrifice instead some fruit.

Like...

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I
Love is only love if you can grow it
A heart is only good if u can show it
Gratitude is rare and we all know it
II
Family...

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Sister, leave him— do it now 
He’s cut your sails and your hair 
He’s burned a hole in your bed 
In your forest, in your...

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Ah, ‘Love’! a lover’s repeated mantra!
I see me mutter it, just now, very now.
Sigh I high, a busy, burning furnace,
scrolling lines with aching, grieving woes;
she,...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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It was all in the late night,
they took everything away,
it was all in the late night,
getting home an early day
from a trip to the west...

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I stare out the window and see that there is no longer rain
But the dark black clouds have not gone anywhere, they remain
I wonder why...

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A beautiful woman still in bloom.

Dark olive skin and long onyx hair.

Wanting tenderness not hate and dared 

to move and seek for a new dawn...

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I march to a different drummer
My life it is my own
I'm an explorer of experience
That is how I'm known

I've seen snow in South Dakota
I've been...

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brother elbowing for some attention
an inkling of jealousy
her being too darn cute



AP:  Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on January 8, 2018...

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