Anguish (Live Reading)

Like a cord stretched to the point of breaking

Unstable as a building after a quaking

My emotions have awakened from rest

Forming as violent winds headed west

I now know why lions roar

And bears at times attack

When safety and comfort is lost

It reveals the need to fight back

Yet I am no lion, neither a bear

Whose ways are vicious and primal

I have reason and intellect

Keeping me from being vengeful and homicidal

The need for release is growing within me

But the ensuing carnage must not be

Hence I am left to bemoan and languish

Sitting here now full of rage and anguish

Inspiration: This poetic piece probes how we respond to and deal with being misunderstood from the book entitled, "I'm Just Sayin': A Poetry Anthology for Life Moments" which can be found online HERE