retsnom neerg elttil eht

daeh sih su nwohs sah retsnom neerg elttil eht

.deb ruoy ni peelsa gninrom siht mih dnuof i

steehs fo niatnuom rouy ni thgit os pu depparw saw eh

.taerter rouy tneverp ot uoy dnuora lla msra sih htiw

nis fo erew sdrow sih dna tseuqnoc fo elims a erow eh

.niaga neppah ti tel d'uoy seye rouy ni kool eht yb dna

llaf dnah rouy leef i sa laed ot woh erus ton m'i

deirrow ,m'i

.lla ta tfel uoy on s'ereht erehw gnippils er'uoy

ev'uoy

emusnoc ot tfel uoy on s'ereht ,niks yb deruoved neeb

gnihton

.moor rouy fo sllaw eht no eudiser ruoy naht erom

hcus dna ,nis ,niks, elims, evila uoy netae s'eh

.hcuot dnah eno htooms sih otni gnitaerter er'uoy wonk i

sgnis dna selims skniw retsnom neerg elttil eht

.sgniht elbarusaelp fo skeaps dna teews uoy sehcuot eh

,enog enog enog s'ehs ,lrig" ,seye ym ni skool eh

.no gnivom peek dna dnuora flesruoy nrut tsuj

enim lla enim s'ehs rof ,lrig raed, reh evah t'nac uoy

".emit lla rof yaw taht ti ekam ot gniog m'i dna

yawa ot euc ym s'taht dna ,raja si rood eht

.yalp uoy nehw luferac eb ,dneifr dlo raed ,eyb doog

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This poem is actually about two of the things I hate the most; (and always seem to have too little or too much of in my life) money, and jealousy. Too often both "Little Green Monster"'s seem to consume major areas of my life, and mess everything up in the process!

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tsagoi's picture

,uoy erofeb ereh eno eht .dinf t'nac uoy eno eht ,reverof sruoy eno eht .emit lla rof eno eht ,detnelat ylemertxe era uoy inot gnitirw pots reve t'nod (em llik lliw eoj neht ,uoy llik ot evah ll'i ro)

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.siht daer ot emit eht eciwt em koot tI .ti htrow llew saw ti tuB .yzarc era uoy, seY .detnelat yrev osla era tuB .siht etirw ot emit eht eciwt em koot osla tI .uoy evol I leahcar