Jealousy

The fire burns green tonight,
Flames dancing and licking the roof.
A malignant, scathing inferno this,
Which kindles a cursed fever within.

Though love be thy tinder
Set ablaze with a lovers spirit,
Its not the holy fire so free,
But a demon that stands before thee.

Quell and quash, sweep it awash
With the weight of this blessed truth -
"It be but what it is, nothing more
A tear or two and a heart that's sore"

Purge the misery out with knowledge
That you may not bend this steel,
You may not steer another's ship
You only have your wheel.

If you feel the warmth of gentle care.
At the whisper of her name,
Clad your heart in silk and have her know
She may take it if she will.

Dont tread the path of expectation,
Where there was none to even begin.
For tis' a treasure that was never granted
That will leave you cold and wantin'.