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I used to think 
I would never be
 jealous.
 Now I am.
 
 It's a nasty feeling.
 It feels like a leech stuck in my neck,
 greedily sucking out all happiness.
 But it's not a leech -
 it's a part of me.
 
 I'm disgusted with myself.
 
 I don't want to be possessive,
 but I am.
 I don't want to get furious,
 but I do.
 I feel like a rabid animal,
 sulfureous,
 about to spit fire.
 
 I'm afraid I might hurt him -
 not with fire, but with words.
 I might want to hurt him first,
 before I get hurt myself.
 
 Breaking up
 suddenly sounds
 like a good thing.
 Why should I wait for
 him to discard me?
 
 I'm making myself sick
 with paranoia.
 I feel like a loser
 who has lost her mind.
 
 I used to think jealousy is
 a symptom
 of a low self-esteem.
 Only weak people have it.
 Is love making me weak?
 There is this expression
 »to have a weakness for somebody« -
 is that what it means?
 
 I'm ashamed of being jealous.
 But I can't help it.
 
 I cried all night.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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