An out-of-date emotion

Jealous? Well, of course I am,
however out-of-date it sounds!
You see, I really love you.

So when you look at other men,
what am I supposed to do?
Pretend that nothing happened?
Turn away? Ignore you?

Jealous?
Well, of course I am!
Jealousy and love go hand in hand.

— Robert Melliard, Dec 15, 2008

About the Author

Region, Country: Asturias, Spain

Favorite Poets: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Du Bellay, Metaphysicals, Petrarch, Dante, Baudelaire, Lorca, Becquer, Coleridge

Critiques

infinite_dwarf

17 years 6 months ago

What's good for the goose, is good for the gander...

Now you see why us women get huffy when we catch you looking at other girls. :~) ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- - "Does Rudolph fail the safety inspection if his nose is burnt out? And where does he go? I don't think he'd fit in the bay at the Jiffy Lube." Happy holidays, y'all!

Robert Melliard

17 years 5 months ago

Hi Jess,

I think women are better at expressing their jealousy than men. We're usually too proud to voice it even though we feel it. If my wife catches me looking at other women she immediately takes revenge by looking at other men, so I can only glance, not stare in blatant admiration as single men sometimes do. Not so long ago people used to fight duels over this kind of thing! Best wishes, Robert.

zarul

17 years 5 months ago

ROBERT

first of all, jealousy is not an out-of-date emotion. envious are. this poem is very straightforward no beat-around-the-bush sort. and i think thats wat makes this poem beautiful and appalling to the readers, HUG ZARUL

Robert Melliard

17 years 5 months ago

Hi Zarul,

Many thanks for your positive comment, though I hope you mean 'appealing' and not 'appalling'! Best wishes, Robert.

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