Anger Repressed

Saying what you want to say
To whom you want to say it
Is not as easy as it sounds
And often remains tacit.

Try as one might
To muster up the courage
Timing chance and circumstance
Suppress the intended message.

Bottled up inside
The cap begins to vibrate
Emotion takes control
Serenity turns irate.

The explosion spews from deep
Within the bowels of anger
The cauldron overflowing
Toward the realm of danger.

Words dart forth
Barbs pierce the ear
Nothing is withheld
No mometary fear.

When the well is empty
The silence then returns
Too late for retraction
Despite the pleas and yearns.

Would it not have been better
Early in the scrap
To set aside hard feelings
Avoid the anger trap.

To reason with the other
And find some common ground
Resolve the conflicting issues
Avoid the woeful sound.

The next is coming quickly
Quicker than it should
Stop it in the moment
That only you could.