Poetry Readings

Rage

You ever been so mad? Not any normal mad though. I mean your arms get real tense and your hands start to fidget because you want to punch something. And the longer you hold it in, the worse it gets.
When I mean, I mean your throat close up on you for a split second as you fight the need to yell at the top your lungs how you really feel.
You ever been so mad that you just start to burn? Like, your blood begins to boil and rush all over your body. You feel like air is filling your head and that it might pop out of your ears.
You ever been so mad that your legs rapidly taps? Like, it happens at an unexpected time and you're so mad that you don't know it's tapping. While all the weight is on your toes, your heel just taps away. All you do is stare in a blank space and think about the reason for your anger.
You're so compelled by the fury in your heart, just eager to scream your lungs out, releasing you from the madness, not caring about the consequences.
All you want to do is not be mad, but something is keeping you from doing that. But once you relinquish that fire in your heart, you'll be normal again.

{9/26/17}