Envy and Jealousy
The sword that seeks to pierce me,
Which almost cut my soul asunder
To render me worthless than I be,
Else I go far beyond its bearer
In the chase of what we see.
The sharp arrows of the mighty
Aimed at my sincere harmless soul,
That couldn't offend even a sissy,
By the mighty one's unkind whole
That breaths with rough impunity.
He whose cruelty is as the grave;
Whose fire burns with vehement flame
Terrifies me like the troubled wave,
And frightens my thought of good fame
With its thirsty threatening rave.
It's like thorns on my soft brow,
Which make hot drips of blood to drop
Down my stained cheeks anyhow,
While I moan in pains without a sop
To ease my wronged selfless mind now.
Oh! Jealousy is more rude than death;
And Envy is not better than hell:
Both robs men of their peaceful breath
When life, to them, seems to be well
While they abide on this sullied earth!
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Submitted on March 05, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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| Scheme | ABABA ACACA DEDED FGFGF HIHIX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 852 |
| Words | 165 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
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