Anger

it burns a hole through your soul if you ignore it
it causes you heart to beat so fast it might explode
it causes you mind to have a life of it’s own

I thought I was ok
I thought I could handle what was going on in my brain
I thought the anger was under control

A simple comment causes the safety valve to crack
even whilst it’s cracking my brain registers
the words weren’t meant the way I heard them

it causes you mind to have a life of it’s own
it causes you heart to beat so fast it might explode
it burns a hole through your soul if you ignore it.

Grief

it lurks in the confusion of your mind
in the unbidden thoughts of your heart
and in the darkness of your soul

it lurks waiting to catch you unawares
waiting until your guard is down
waiting for the glimmer of loneliness

it lurks stealing your breath
stealing the beat of you heart
stealing the fire of your soul

it lurks with insidious power
bringing to a halt love
love for self, love for others

let it leak through your eyes
expel it’s anguish in your breath
let the light of your soul expose it