the river of lava

Anger

ravages my body

red hot

it burns

and intensifies

with

every beat

of my heart

Anger strangles me

I try to switch it off

I try to extinguish

its molten fire

Anger laughs at me

mocks me

ridicules me

Anger shows me

my weakness

and its

dominance

Anger beckons me

to join

to revel in the

red hot fire

of power

unleash the darkness

within.

Anger wills me

to overshadow

over power

squash

destroy

all that stands

in my way.

I say no.

Anger releases me

It retreats

surprised by strength

to rise up

and quell

the river of lava.