Jealousy Joust Poem by John Sensele

Jealousy is an infected computer
Whose vibrant viruses and worms wiggle like female anopheles mosquitoes
That burrow into relationship liver like plasmodia
To infect couples' mother bodies, operating systems and impair software.

Jealousy is toothache
Gone insane, grown in pain
In gums and teeth of love
Where it chews strength and hews breath to death.

Jealousy is an earthquake
Shaking foundations, walls, and pylons of affection
Tearing and smashing skyscrapers in which
Couples grew and brewed love from a slab to a roof.

Jealousy is a tropical hurricane
That picks up moisture of destruction and heat
To singe beyond hinges beddings, kitchen utensils
Furniture, fixtures until love grows into an internally displaced person or an unwanted refugee.