On Anger
Do not blame me
for something I have not done
do not blame me
for a decision I have not made
do not torture me
for our own innate humanity
do not feed me anger
over agony I have not induced
do not take out your hatred
upon an innocent heart
do not eat my agony as satisfaction
for a job well won
do not gauge out my eyes
for then, I will never see
from them, i will never see
if you blind me with words of demise
I will not feel your pain
in the shame you throw upon me
I will not understand your injustice
if I am pushed to the bounds of my limits
there will be no intimate bond
no acceptance or trust
in the eyes of an enemy
until our ego is lost
and our strive for revenge has ended here
in our emotions we observe understanding
and it is here
we must embrace our insanity
it does not come without discomfort
this unveiling of ours
where uncertainty trumpets
but interest yourself in the intricacy
and your awakening
isn’t afar
About this poem
written on my bathroom window in a flurry of insight, after experiences of rage and reactivity
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Submitted by amberw.40545 on September 17, 2021
Modified by amberw.40545 on September 18, 2021
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Ab Ax aa xx xx bb ca ac xa xd xxa xe fea xxd afx |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 919 |
Words | 186 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3 |
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