Healthy competition

There was once a time 

Where jealousy had no where to hide 

I raised my sword but you didn't 

To try and kill the ugly emotions 

Loyalty has a different meaning 

Mine was to forgive, but yours was to punish 

What seemed like maturity to me 

Made you think it was childish disloyalty 

Who are you to punish others

When your friends are your very foes 

When I have to tell you how much you owe 

When you can't see that pride got the better of you 

You think you are selfless in your oh so selfish acts 

Taking credit for my actions and pretending, it was part of your plan 

That you put the ingenious idea into my head 

That the creation of me was your knead

You never knew what it meant 

When people said " it takes 2 hands to clap" 

I stood a soldier, to fight for you night and day 

To withstand all that sarcastic comments

But my honesty just had to take the chance 

To run away and find a quiet place 

To think about all the manipulation, my life was a stage play 

To find my sense of justice again 

To be the queen of my own realm 

You had no idea what it was like to be me 

You think you figured me out 

But honey you're only beginning 

I can show you how conniving

My mind can get, if I catch you deceiving 

Then again I have come to see 

That I am jealous of you, as you are of me 

I will ready myself for a battle, on land and in sea

To prove that I am better than you can ever be. 

Reviews

[Shabeeh Haider]

It seems here that two people care for each other but then the other has selfish motives behind his friendship.
The other became manipulative, rude and self centered.
The friendship has now hit the rocks and the two friends are now antagonists ready to prove that one is better than the other.
You have explained the nuances of this relation in a very clear and thought provoking manner.

*shabeeh*

[Country boy183798]

A powerful poem, and rather thought provoking too. I really enjoyed it, what I like the most about is that it is sad, but strong and inspirational at the same time. Well done and keep on writing.