Friday, June 11, 2010

Waging a war

I lost a battle with anger
I caved in, gave up on it,
The seething rage within
Encompassed me, overwhelmingly.

I give up today trying to win
A battle I brought on myself
Lose my temper did I?
Find it, do I have to?

Physical ravages, I bore,
Ranting and raving, I swore,
Life was on a short fuse,
Then it did happen!

I watch from above,
The fury of flurry below,
Will I be saved from the wrath,
Of my mind, which the body suffers?

6 comments:

  1. Anger is a losing battle, isn't it? I love the way you've challenged it and wondered. Nice!

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  2. oh, anger can definitely win us over at times. but, usually we come to our senses and work through the issue quite well. wishing you great odds with your battle against anger.

    hugs

    have a great day/ weekend.

    also, sorry for my lapse in commenting. i've been behind for some time now.

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  3. I really liked how this poem comes together. I also like that I can relate to it so easily. We all lose battles to anger its how we recover from those losses that really matter right?

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  4. I can so relate to this! I don't lose the battle as often as I used to but when I do you must be watching because you captured it perfectly!

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  5. Taking anger straight on was a great response to the prompt.

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  6. oh yes anger can cause havoc like nothing else....coincidently suman also posted something on anger that i just caught upon.

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