Taming the Flame

Maybe letting your anger run wild is better in the long run

There is a mother with out a single care

A father with out a worried mind

A daughter without a stress in her life

And a trail of burned emotions behind them.

One day long ago, they stood without swaying

When life pushed right, they leaned left

They saved rain water for when the taps ran dry

And a smile was painted when happiness was empty.

The burning flame of anger

Of hate

Of sorrow 

The flame of rebellion grew deep beneath 

The painted smiles.

Morning turned to night, winter to summer, and strength to weakness.

One day long ago 

The burning flame of anger

Of hate

Of sorrow

The flame of rebellion over took its host 

And burned everything in its path

Leaving a trail of burned emotions behind.

empathy burned. Compassion and Sympathy burned.

A father, a mother, and a daughter without a worry

For this world has already killed their emotions.

And a son who is as free as his flame was to wonder. 

Reviews

[Nick.B]

Great tale you managed to create, love the lines "
A father, a mother, and a daughter without a worry
For this world has already killed their emotions. "

Maybe sometimes is better to let your madness do it's thing before it cools down, otherwise it will take the best of you, anyway great poem

[Anna]

Kinda caught onto that the hard way and its caused a bit of damage.
Thanks for the review :)

[steppenwolf]

I especially like the line about saving rain water.

[Sami Khalil]

The burning flame of anger

Of hate

Of sorrow

The flame of rebellion grew deep beneath

The painted smiles.
A very poetic write.

[Anna]

Thank you very much, this piece means a lot to me

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome .

[Michael X]

This reminds me of the things that have been happening lately in the news, especially that 15 year kid who just killed his family, it's so sad, so tragic, you capture the meaning with a flowering sense of great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or catastrophe. Well done!

[Anna]

It wasn't based on something in the news, but I'm really glad that you can get more than one interpretation out of it! Thank you

[Dr. Wood ?]

I think it is far better to be honest with yourself than to hide emotions inside...A time bomb waiting to happen..I really loved this short poem...well done

[Anna]

Thank you, I would have to agree as well, too bad, I found that out the hard way

[Dr. Wood ?]

life is a lesson for us all....Hopefully we learn from any mistakes