Jealousy

I’m the green-eyed monster
Watching you from across the room.
I observe your every move;
For I wish I was you.
You have all that I’ve ever wanted;
I envy you.

A green rush of the desire to covet
Warms the body; manipulating it.
The extreme will to claim your success as mine
Is an uncontrollable urge that I cannot surpass.
Jealousy is the hand
And I am the lowly puppet, succumbing to its pressure.

The greed is eating away at me,
And my lack of generosity frightens me.
The inviting, white angel turned into
A rebarbative, green monstrosity.
The selfish green-eyed monster
Has become the worst of me.