Fearful anger

Indignation stems from this

treated as a wounded animal

frightened to the verge of death

hanging by a thread

only fury holding back

from the last step off the edge

the cliff standing tall

haunted by regret

what would've been different

remorse kept at bay by stormy waters

fueled by anger

slowly running out of energy

calmer waters we set sail

to the end of the earth and off

one final step

one last breath

in a heartbeat

the thread snaps

and all that once stood up tall

brave and unafraid

becomes all full

and goes soaring back

back from where they were made

Author's Note

Criticize please!

Reviews

[Philip Mwarabu]

Well, I've read through several of your latest poems. They all have a heavy thread, an inner struggle against your/our contradictions. Lol, a part of me wants to say 'hang in there man you are not alone', so I say that to you. Another part seperates the author from the work, and gives you a thumbs up for the expression of this inner struggle which we all undergo in some form or other - we carry our memories and scars, but, they also inform who we are - they aren't as important as we sometimes make them, what is important is how we use them to better ourselves and thus our species. Keep experimenting!