rage

fire in the blood, poisoning
the face of passersby, shaking
hands

daggers ripping into, self
pounding in the chest, screaming
eyes

boiling rage, water
searing, knuckles
and knees made black and blue
brought low

clutching fingers steal, through skin
to heart and tear,
out of body, out
of mind,
out, out

raw emotion, trapped
and d i s s i p a t i n g

and some of my soul, leaves
with it