Jealousy ( A Poem )

Jealousy has 
Frightening eyes. 
Jealousy has 
Grinding teeth. 
Jealousy has 
A cunning face.

Jealousy can live 
Without a mind, 
Without a heart, 
Without a soul, 
Even without God.

Human jealousy 
And divine Ecstasy
Are eternal strangers.

Jealousy 
Is an aggressive boxer, 
A repulsive dancer, 
A hopeless singer 
And a useless storyteller.

Jealousy, 
Before you entered 
Into my life, 
I was the world's 
Richest prince. 
Now that you are in me
And I am for you, 
I have become 
The poorest street-beggar.

Jealousy, 
You are my constant
Nightmare-mind. 
You are my constant 
Love-absence-heart.

Shortest is the distance 
From jealousy to hell.

Jealousy, 
You are your own 
Ultimate 
Self-destructive-indulgence.

Excerpt from My Jealousy Is My Madness-Burden by

Sri Chinmoy