For today’s prompt, write a jealous poem. Maybe you’re jealous. Or maybe someone else is jealous of you–or someone else. Whether envious of another or suspicious of a partner, dive deep into this emotion today.
Jealousy
Is the Sun jealous of the Moon
when she takes the Sky?
Are the Orchids jealous of the Roses
when the Bees are in flight?
Was the Sea of Galilee jealous
of the River Jordan?
Then why am I afraid
of losing you?
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 
Fear not.
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You’re sweet.
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Hmm. That’s kinda hot.
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That’s unexpected. Must be the Biblical allusion.
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Bite your tongue.
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I’ve stolen you prompt and ran with it.. I’ll share as soon as I have a free posting day.
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You’re welcome to it. I stole it from the Poetic Asides blog so credit Robert Lee Brewer.
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