by M.A. Dal Cero

Created on: May 29, 2009

She's supposed to love him, but, you see,

she's consumed by that demon Jealousy

She watches him both night and day,

and he is never quite able to break away

from the chains that she has hung around his neck

which make it possible for her to keep him in check

The chains are choking him, his breath is almost gone

He slowly becomes more and more withdrawn

Which, in turn, causes her jealousy to stir within

Until it pricks at her skin like a painful pin

She is certain there is another who he loves more

And so her questions begin before he walks out the door

Where are you going? Who is she? When will you be back?

The chains around his neck begin their relentless attack

He is suffocating, yet she will not let him be

Do you like her? Do you love her? Is she better than me?

Her jealousy is killing him, but she can't let it go

It is rising within her from down far below

She can't stop it, control it, or beg it to leave

For it's killing her, too, but she does not believe

that she is wrong, or that what he tells her is true

Jealousy has marked her with its permanent tattoo

In the end, he will leave her, he'll manage to break free

And she will be Jealousy's only casualty

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