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You
oozed anger
out of every pore
Seething
Burning
Hot
Trapped everyone
in your path
of caustic destruction
But time
tempers
even the whitest flame
Anger hardens
fossilizes amberlike
You
polish your distortions
hoard your resentments
like precious stones
string them
on a necklace of self-righteousness
so heavy
You
can't even
breathe.
submitted for Poetry Jam, So How Do You Feel?
13 comments:
Wow! This is telling it like it is in an uncompromising way. Very powerful words, and amazing imagery.
Like my pal Johnny Masuda sez: Being angry is like drinking poison and waiting for the other guy to die.
Beautifully written, thanks
Mosk
oh dang...really well done...and we do that for sure...when we cling to anger...the polishing them up and wearing them about all the time choking us...yeah really well done...
Who is 'you'?
That necklace will eventually choke
any verve from life.
Nice use of metaphor of the necklace of self righteousness ~ I can feel your anger coming out of every pore ~
Wearing anger around your neck in the form of fossilized amber ~~ WOW!
Wonderfully crafted, strong emotions and great visuals!
I wouldn't want to be her/him, although I've known many like that...
you are in my head again Miss Mouse. Love this
Some people wear their anger like a suit of plate armor. Some carry it like a sign.
I try to carry mine like a glove. I can fold it up and put it away until I need it.
Good tangible capture of anger and resentment!! I am so enjoying the unique takes on this prompt! Thanks for continuing to post!
ZING! "So heavy you can't even breath". I really liked that. Wonderful use of metaphor.
Wow - very powerful!
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