Jealousy is a Poison

Powerful message, Acaetnna. My teacher used to say that jealousy hurts you and stabs others, like a knife.

Still, we are all His children. Life is never simple and sometimes hidden forces can be quite powerful. They like dancing on our foreheads. Let us all send out healing energy at this current time in 2015. Much mehta (Loving kindness)

Jealousy is a poison! What a great piece!

Yes jealousy is a poison, and a very useless emotion :)

I like the feel this poem gives me.. yeah forever more..:) I'm jealous of your writing style..yeah? How you like me now?

Jealousy is a poison that does not harm other people but yourself.

Acaetnna,you speak truth, nothing but truth.

excellent poem. and very true! voted up!

The bible describes the quality of jealousy as being "rotteness to the bones" because it eats away at any concern or well being for that person but the intense contempt continues to grow...that is if we don't do everything it takes within us to get the mastery over it. I grew in a house full of women as a woman, in the work place the majority of people are made of us which is so unfortunate in the sense that we are the worst at controlling our emotions and moods. Sigh this poem is dead on -smile. Very well written depiction.

The Buddha said there are three poisons in the world: passion, aversion and bewilderment. I we go by this statement we can include jealousy in aversion. Thanks for sharing your beautiful thoughts.

Great poem, I have one called jealousy but we write noting alike and I probably will have my site where I can add more to it soon and put it there. Someone tries to get all my hubs shut down, it's just no fun anymore and you know the joy you have writing, that's all I want, maybe a million dollars too, lol, great poem!

Jealousy is also like a Cancer...it can eat at you until there is nothing left. This was a Beautiful Poem, Acaetnna.

it isnt me that is jealous, but i have been with it a lot and it hurts my face just thinking how many times i was hit and for why. hard to forget.

I have known my share and i must say, it makes me run like hell. Better for you to write about than me. i am trying so hard to forget it.lol

acaetnna,

Great wisdom expressed beautifully! Jealously is a cancer that will slowly kill a relationship if left unchecked. Great work. Keep it up!

for the same reason men do i guess. i despise liars and cheaters, i dated a few of them, one was the worst. i went through a really hard time, but i learned and made it out for the better.

When it comes to the concept of jealousy,I just get confused,but then again,what does that say of the opinion I have of myself,hopefully one of contentment and not conceit,thanks aceetnna.;)

hmm sounds like someone was after your man! you tell her girl. put her in her place.

You are so right. Great work, thanks for sharing it.

acaetnna

I love the green eyes. So powerful. I really enjoyed this hub. It is full of wisdom. I also was with a jealous ex. Some people are just wired wrong and those of us who believe in humanity can get hurt along the way. Keep up your great writings.

I came to think of this hub, which has an enduring quality and importance. Much we can learn from you!

jealousy is really a poison that kills you without you really dying, you only live to suffer in your jealous state. nice work.

Awesome stuff acaetnna!

Found you thru Mickey Dee with a quote from your poem,you're an awesome writer,glad I found you!

oops --- i'm back again!! Double trouble --- anyway, keep up the good work! :-)

The green-eyed monster jealousy from Othello --- big topic and a super hub! I enjoyed your words and also the images with it, great stuff :-)

How true that jealousy is a poison and a slow one that can eat away at a persons happiness, it is toxic in most of its forms. You can make even a difficult and unattractive thing like jealousy - poetic,not easy to do, well done.

Jealousy is a poison.

And envy is a sin.

Jealousy will stunt your growth,

And make you sick within.

Play the hand that you are dealt.

Be glad with who you are.

Be thankful for what you have.

Don't wish for another's star.

For the cards will be re-shuffled.

The first shall be the last.

Be happy with your role,

And how the roles are cast.

Enjoy the success of others,

Be true and brave and bold,

And it will be hard to fill your shoes,

For when your story's told.

Cute. Nicely done.

What an ingenious way to break down jealousy. I love this article. Your outlook on a relationship is right on point! I will keep reading, you keep writing!

acaetnna, Great poem. I liked the beat - great rhythm.

Thanks for putting it out there.

Another great hub with very appropriate pictures. You are very talented !! Another up!I hope you will continue to write and don't let such talent go to waste. You carry on writing and I will carry on reading.

Take care and God Bless acaetna.

I'm jealous of your writing skills and because love and humour don't belong under the same sheets............. of paper do they? This is another neat and tidily put together poem. Cheers. PS Bert gets very jealous of Ethel at times, but not in public of course.

Upon reflection, I think that one of the reasons that jealosy is tough to suppress is that it is the natural reaction. Take someone's fresh sandwich out of his hand and pass it on to a stranger, he is likely to have an instinctive feeling of envy and anger. How different is then jealosy, if viewed from a "caveman's perspective"? Could it not be a basic territorial instinct? If so, overcoming it requires much will power, since our prime instincts may well be stronger than our intellect, which after all is only centuries old.

Stopping by again. Just love you and your exquisite way with words. Awesome acaetnna.

There is nothing wrong with a bit of jealousy, in fact, it makes a relationship stronger. Your words beautifully express this and blends perfectly with your images. Great flow too! :)

I really and truly love this with a passion. I it is so true. There are plenty of people who needs to read this. Jealously is the main killer of relationships and people fail to realize it. Thank you for writing this!

Sometimes in life jealously rears its ugly head.With a hub like yours we know it for what it is.We make sure it never finds a place within.

I like this poem very much. if jealousy is indeed the poison- perhaps love is the antidote. I enjoy your writing.

Very good and a twist at the end, YOUR GOOD! I look forward to your poetry and really enjoyed Jealousy is a Poison and it truely is as some people are poison as well.

Jealousy is a feeling that destroys. It even happens within family members I am sad to say. Jealousy is a poison, eating away, bit by bit until all beauty is lost.

Thank you for your beautiful poem. I like your writing very much. I am a fan and will continue to follow you.

Blessings and peace to you.

Jealousy is perhaps the most painful and caustic of all the emotions. It's an evil bugger that has had it's claws in me more than once. Thanks for the poem and the great insights on the subject....

Fabulous poem acaetnna, well done to you. Definitely voted up. I completely agree jealousy IS a poison and usually suffered by the mistress. God bless you for writing such beautiful, heart felt words. Well done.

Hello Acaetnna. It seems you've got the troops spellbound with this hub, doesn't it. The comments just keep on flooding in. How about a sequel: "Jealousy is a Bitter Pill to Swallow." Only kidding. W.E.

I just love your writing and had to come back to read your poetry again.

A little jealousy may be sweet, could spice up a relationship. Too much jealousy is a poison I agree. Great hub :)

A wonderfully written poem and so very true indeed how this poison called jealousy can be a festering and self-destructive cancer if not excised from our minds. Jealous minds beware! Thank you for sharing this message through your lovely words of poetry.

What a joy to read and so accurate.

amazing i am lost with words nothing left to comment about