jealousy

I know I shouldn’t pick these fights. I know my petty jealousness is only digging a deeper hole.  I can’t stop myself, though! All I think about is if he is happy, if I am a disappointment.  What can he think of me? All I have, all I depend on, is him.  I can’t bear it when he is mad at me but I have no make him feel how I feel.  He doesn’t understand the depth of this love, of my feelings, or of my hurt. I have to make him understand! When I’m doing it I don’t mean to hurt him- I don’t mean to manipulate- but to appeal to his logic doesn’t work.  I need his attention and the only way to get it is to cry or yell or fight.  I can’t break this cycle and we have had two giant fights in a row this evening.  Yes, we hate being mad and we make up, but I just don’t know how much wear and tear my heart can take.

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About Elise Hanks

I am a senior Feb at Middlebury and about to complete the Literary Studies major. I recently submitted my senior honors essay that was grounded in American Women Poets, Feminist Literary Theory, Gender Theory, Sexual/Textual Politics, and the creation of poetic self. In the past I have interned for the Department of Education, worked as a Federal Service Student Ambassador at Middlebury College and for the Partnership for Public Service where I was trained in helping students find and apply to federal job and internship opportunities. I have held a leadership role with Page 1 Literary Project, a student organization that organizes programs and events that promote literacy in schools across Addison County, Vermont, for the past two and half years. My other extracurricular interests include intramural sports, dance, poetry, and art.

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