Yes, "I Rage"

How can you not?

Must you be blind not to see?
So numb to your surroundings?

Day to day,
  it passes you.

Jump to the side,
  don't let the pain touch you.

I know,
  being a bit harsh.

Thing is,
  I feel it.

I didn't step to the side.

  deep inside,
I feel it.

I can not let it free.

Reviews

[CS]

That is what I think is best about poetry. It is cathartic. It takes that rage, puts it out in front of you and demands you jump in. There is no room to the sides. You can only move forward through it. Yes, I rage too. I embrace it completely. I let it move through me to be released.

I love this piece, Jon. It is honest. I can appreciate that. Nice work, my friend.

[Jon Roggie]

Thank you, honesty is my goal. That sounds so pretentious.

[CS]

Nah, it sounds honest :)

[Jon Roggie]

Thanks.

[Muse]

Funny how that inner rage can make you blind to the world around you..unable to feel..unable to breathe. Trust me, if you don't let it free, it will devour you...from the inside out. Pen it out...do whatever you must...just let it go.

[Jon Roggie]

Exactly what I am doing. Writing is my therapy.

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~ well, i consider myself an expert on rage... and in my experience, until an unless all the rage inside turns into pure compassion for those who cause the rage... knowing that their understanding is somehow incomplete... rage can't be effectively dealt with... it also takes a lot of work to get to this place... ~ i do love this post... it reminds of the rage i used to experience almost every day... at least 24 times in 24 hours... i was a near-complete horror story... :P

[Jon Roggie]

Since we have already talked, just have to say, thanks.

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~ you're very welcome, monsieur jon...

[asdarkeyesclose]

'Must you be blind not to see?
So numb to your surroundings?'

without the negatives could we truly understand the positives. i liked the line 'I didn't step to the side' because i could relate to it on several levels. fantastic.

[Jon Roggie]

I think that line summed it up, just how you deal with the consequences. Thank you.