GREEN

By Bethany Jade McDonnell

You mentioned her name once,

you mentioned her name once and now I know,

her favourite song

her date of birth, where she went to school,

once.

You mentioned her name.

Once.

I cling to the words you passed in haste,

A whispered name, a passing smile,

Wondering if I’ll be replaced, my mind will twist for a while

and now I know her mother’s name.

you mentioned her name.

once

and now

a green flame flickers low.

As fear takes hold and blinds my show.

I wonder what you cannot see,

I’m caught in the webs of jealousy.

and now I know, where she sleeps.

And in my mind, the long vines grow,


From seeds I never meant to sow.

and now I know,

Her favourite colour is.

Green.

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