in the early days your heart was zealous
but sparks have cooled, and now he gets jealous
these days you daren’t flash a friendly smile
or risk working late even once in a while
Written for Lynn’s Love Nudge Day 3: Jealousy
©Jane Paterson Basil
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Great little poem! Friend of mine had a boyfriend once who turned into a tyrant because he was so jealous. I’d forgotten about him but this reminded me – I’d better use him in a story some time…
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The green dragon can be a nasty little monster when it begins to cast its eyes about…
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Becomes toxic – then it’s time to vacate 😦
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Unfortunately when it reaches that stage, the victim has sometimes reached the point where they have lost all confidence, and don’t know how to get out…
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That’s true. I’ve been in a couple of work places like that and thankfully some of my colleagues yanked me out. It wasn’t till after, when I reflected back, that I realised just how bad it had been.
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It’s fortunate that you had decent colleagues…
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This really sums it up, Jane! How destructive this emotion can be – brilliantly put. How can relationships survive when there’s no trust? It’s always baffled me. Thanks so much – this is a great entry.
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Thank you – did I tell you that each four liner is one stanza, and at the end of the seven days the poem will be complete? Ithought it would be neat to do it that way.
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That’s a great idea! Just trying to catch up with posts and comments now – will try to read all of yours one after another so I can see them as a whole. Lovely stuff – thanks again for taking part x
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