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Envy Grows Like Ivy
August 12, 2014
As soon as you feel it slither
Around your neck,
You know it’s
Over.
Slimy tendrils force
Air
From your lungs,
Heart racing,
Fingers clawing,
Breath
Gasping.
There is no
Escape
From its clutch;
The more you struggle,
The harder it is to
Breathe.
You can only
Accept
That she’s his now,
He’s now hers.
He is gone,
Nothing more than a memory’s insignificant
Blur.
And the vines of green,
They keep on choking.
The tears,
They keep on flowing,
Fueling frustration
And clouding what’s
Known.
Eyes turn red,
You lower your head,
And wonder if you have truly
Reaped
What you have sown.
© Sarah M., Blairsville, PA
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This article has 4 comments.
Reillykirby said...
on Oct. 15 2014 at 6:41 am
This was absolutely beautiful! I loved the way you described envy and the whole poem is well written, as well as creative and beautiful! Stay amazing! :D
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 24 2014 at 12:16 am
Wow. That was just intense, honest/raw, very true, and just all in all, very beautiful and amazing. So true. I can't say anything except that and this, you're a talented person and writer. A wonderful person. Thank you, thank you for sharing this!
Olivia-Atlet ELITE said...
on Aug. 22 2014 at 11:33 pm
Wow! Probably one of my faves by you! This was so intense and meaningful, I absolutely LOVED it! Envy is definitely like Ivy in so many ways, and your descriptions were out of this world! I especially adore the ending when you say "And wonder if you truly have reaped what you have sown" BLOWN AWAY!!!!!
