Dear Envy*
A free verse collaboration with my poetry Queen, my dear soul-sister, my cheerleader and encourager, my lovely friend, Nandita of Manan Unleashed.
*Everyone has his own demon, is yours named envy?
For quite a few times, I’ve written about this deadly sin already. Why? Because I have my own envy-blood running through me.
As we share an intense kind of honesty, Nandita and I wrote this piece to remind you, and even ourselves, that envy destroys not the one your envious to. It destroys no one but you.
Dear Envy
Like deadly cancer cells
Infiltrating soul
Piece by piece like spell
Digging hollow holes
Your venom spreads
Faster than lightning
You’re the one infected though
poor disillusioned darling
Intense desire
Keeps the evil-me burning
With envious fire
I’m fiercely igniting
Your fires burn
No one but you
I’m free from malice
I’m pure and true
I’m waging war
Against you
Listen to my roar
It’s my soul’s due
I hope you find peace
Heals your lying scar
truth and love
always win the war
Love begets love
Why can’t I get my part?
Now, I’m a dark dove
Imitating your dear heart
Imitation is the highest
Form of flattery
Thank you for the honour
Dear Envy!
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Thank you Nandita for sharing, again, your eloquent pen with me. ❤ It is both a delight and an honour, always!
lovely poem, Rosema 🙂 I envy you hehehe!
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Don’t! You’re equally or more than really, great! 😀
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What a neat idea, to collaborate with a fellow poet! And the result is amazing, I envy your talents 😉
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Thank you Jade 🙂
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Thank you, Jade! It’s great to do a collab. It’s fulfilling and exciting. 😀
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Another wonderful poem. I think you work beautifully together. 🙂
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Thank you Judy 🙂
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🙂
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My pleasure, Nandita 🙂
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🙂
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I agree. 🙂 We share a great deal of honesty, that’s maybe why we write beautifully. 🙂
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Yes, and it really works so well 🙂
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thank you very much, dear! 🙂
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As I told Nandita this is a wonderful and powerful write. Keep spreading love!!
Please do take care Romantic Princess!
Dajena ❤
P.S. I love the look of the blog! Classy!
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Thank you very much, Dajena! 🙂 It’s great writing with Nandita. She’s a beautiful wise soul. ❤
P.S.
YAY! Thank you for noticing that! You have a keen eye! 🙂
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Aww, sweet sweet princess. You always brighten me up. Thank you so much. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Hey! I am just being honest here! 😀 😀 😀 ❤ ❤ ❤
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I know. You would never say anything you dont mean. Thats why we are so close. 🙂
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Yeah. 🙂 We share that kind of honesty. ❤ 🙂
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so true all you have said about envy. Your poetic reminder is well done and welcome! Great job ladies!
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YAY! Glad dear, Mel! 🙂 🙂 🙂 We are indeed in no competition with anyone here, right Mel? 🙂 ❤
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Oh that reminds of my post “I’m in no competition with anyone here”. I just want to write and read and thereby, spread love. Good girl! So proud of you ❤
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Yay! That. 😀 I admire you more because of that post. It’s so raw and real. 🙂
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Of course not 🙂
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Agree!:)
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🙂
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Absolutely wonderful!
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thank you very much! I appreciate dear!
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A case of “envy-blood.” I suffer from that, too. What a telling word for it.
In the poem, a war with envy, which here is lost. It’s a difficult, destructive aspect of us. You’re wise in showing this so strongly.
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Wise comment from a wise man, thank you very much! 😂😂😂
Battling envy is a continuous phenomenon because we are humans.
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You’re right. It’s a feeling that brings us down, yet we can’t avoid it. It’s like Saint Paul saying that that not only does he do what he doesn’t want to do; he does what he hates.
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That is true. Maybe we have irresistible banes because we are humans. 🙂
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