“no longer filled with envy”
I used to be green with envy
every time I saw pretty girls
draped across your arms
believing I would never
catch your eye
catch your eye
but now I know the grass
was not greener on the other side
I was better off outside your zone
- Written for dVerse Quadrille - 9: "green" poem prompt.
That is a revelation ~ Good for you to know that you are better off without him ~ Thanks for double dipping Arcadia ~
ReplyDeleteYep. I have been there! Well done (in both words, and realization.)
ReplyDeleteSeeing everything in perspective!
ReplyDeleteOh Lord..
ReplyDeletethis reminds
me of my first
Love.. if she stayed
i never
would
have gone
to Heaven Now..
oh.. the dreams
of nightmares
unfulfilled
joY!..:)
:)
DeleteI know the feeling... I know how the good-lucking guys/gals look today...
ReplyDeleteAha! LOVE this! Quite a good take on the maxims of green!
ReplyDeleteRealization and perspective can change everything.
ReplyDeleteNice one!
Wisdom comes a little later. :)
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