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. Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want.
— Robert Lee Brewer, Writer’s Digest
Stylophorum diphyllum (woodland or celandine poppy)
Jealousy
woodland poppies,
celandine,
bloomed where they were planted and then,
when we thought they may have failed to thrive,
showed themselves again but now
refuse to be contained,
stake their claim
shouting in bright yellow
across the forest floor.
I envy your boldness.