Jealousy or Something Like It by Nilmrots, literature
Literature
Jealousy or Something Like It
Sometimes I look at you and think
That my soul just might start to sink.
Sometimes I look at you and say,
“You are so bright but I’m so gray.”
I wish I looked as nice as you,
And people cared for what I drew.
I wish that I could be so smart,
But maybe it’s not in my heart.
Well, maybe I could sing a song,
But all the notes would come out wrong.
You could sing ten times as well,
And all the people say your swell.
I wish that they cared how I felt.
Then all the suffering would melt.
I am not smiling all the time.
Some days it feels like that’s a crime.
Why must I be stuck this way?
The hopeless dreams come ever
A man in the street
Where does he go to?
He’s walking alone
With nothing to do
Cheerful he does step
Along the sidewalk
Moving so slowly
He’s got time to talk
Of grass and roses
And great mighty oaks
That go unnoticed
By the other folks
Down by the storefronts
And up in the wood
The man wants to roam
Not be understood
They say that he’s slow
He says they’re too fast
Always on the go
Will memories last?
Beyond the slow rush
Of pavement and cars
Lone pedestrian
Who sees all the stars